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China's power wind project in South Africa benefits local community

STORY: China's power wind project in South Africa benefits local community DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: DE AAR, South Africa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of De Aar Wind Power Project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DASWIN BASSON, Worker, Longyuan SA 3. various of De Aar Wind Power Project 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DASWIN BASSON, Worker, Longyuan SA 5. various of De Aar Wind Power Project 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DISANG MOLADLE, Municipal Manager of Emthanjeni Municipality STORYLINE: Daswin Basson lives in De Aar, a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The 27-year-old works at the De Aar wind power project invested by China's Longyuan Power through its South African subsidiary Longyuan South Africa Renewables (Longyuan SA) and its South African partners. The wind power project has been in operation since 2017. In addition to continuously supplying the local community with about 760 million kWh of stable and clean electricity every year, Longyuan SA has spared no

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Afghan staffer makes big stride in China-invested project

STORY: Afghan staffer makes big stride in China-invested project DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a construction site in Kabul 2. various of the auditorium of Kabul University 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NOOR AZIZ, Interpreter of MCC 19's Afghanistan project team 4. various of a construction site in Kabul 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): NOOR AZIZ, Interpreter of MCC 19's Afghanistan project team 6. various of a construction site in Kabul 7. various of the auditorium of Kabul University 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CAO BINGSEN, Procurement manager of MCC 19's Afghanistan project team STORYLINE: Noor Aziz joined the Afghanistan project team of the China 19th Metallurgical Group Corporation Limited (MCC 19) in 2017, when the company was building the comprehensive teaching building and auditorium of Kabul University. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NOOR AZIZ, Interpreter of MCC 19's Afghanistan project team "Fortunately, I learned some Chinese language, and the company off

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China's Bijie balances growth, green drive

STORY: China's Bijie balances growth, green drive DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Guizhou 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIURONG, Project manager of Guizhou Yongju Eco-Agriculture Co., Ltd. 3. various of workers and farmers in Guizhou 4. various of views in Guizhou 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG JUN, Party official of Jinxing Village 6. various of workers and farmers in Guizhou 7. various of views in Guizhou 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIN JI, Head of local breeding base 9. various of views in Guizhou STORYLINE: Bijie City was one of the areas most severely affected by rocky desertification in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, the city has been striving to balance ecology protection and economic growth. With green transformation, Bijie completed the afforestation of 7.17 million mu (478,493 hectares) and reclaimed 862.69 square kilometers of rocky desertification from 2017 to 2022. During the same p

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Soccer: Japan-Australia World Cup q'fier

SAITAMA, Japan, Aug. 31 Kyodo - Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi (16) and Australia's Matthew Spiranovic (6) vie for the ball during the first half of a World Cup final-round qualifier at Saitama Stadium, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 31, 2017. Japan won 2-0 to qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.

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Baseball: Iwase man of the hour as NPB pitching record falls

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Chunichi Dragons reliever Hitoki Iwase pitches against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 6, 2017. Iwase made his 950th career appearance, setting Japanese baseball's new record for games pitched.

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Tanabata star festival starts in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan, Aug. 6 Kyodo - People walk on a shopping street in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai under colorful streamers of the Tanabata star festival on Aug. 6, 2017, the opening day of the three-day event. About 2.15 million people are expected to visit the city to see the largest and most famous Tanabata celebrations in Japan.

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Hiroshima marks 72nd A-bomb anniversary with eyes on nuke ban treaty

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug. 6 Kyodo - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui reads out the Peace Declaration at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city in its Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2017.

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Chinese-built modern railway key enabler to Kenya's Vision 2030

STORY: Chinese-built modern railway key enabler to Kenya's Vision 2030 DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:16 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYLVIA NDUNG'E, Passenger 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FARAHANA MGHOI, Passenger 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): EDWARD OPIYO, Terminal manager at Autoports Freight Terminals Limited 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ERNEST ONDEGO, Terminal manager at Grain Bulk Handlers Limited 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): PHILLIP MAINGA, Managing Director, Kenya Railways 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): JOHN MUANGE, SGR locomotive driver 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): HARRISON KINYANJUI, Staff of Afristar Railway Operation Company STORYLINE: The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has been at the heart of Kenya's quest for economic revival since its official launch in 2017. Financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation, it has become a key enabler to realize Kenya's two flag

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Trump welcomes new N. Korea sanctions in phone talks with Moon

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and South Korean President Moon Jae In, seen in this combined photo, held phone talks on Aug. 6, 2017. Trump welcomed new sanctions imposed by the U.N. Security Council on North Korea following its latest missile launch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASEAN, China adopt framework for code of conduct in S. China Sea

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses a meeting with his counterparts from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Manila on Aug. 6, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASEAN, China adopt framework for code of conduct in S. China Sea

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (3rd from L) joins hands with his counterparts from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations for group photos ahead of their talks in Manila on Aug. 6, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: All-time J1 leading scorer Okubo set to join FC Tokyo

Kawasaki Frontale forward Yoshito Okubo strikes the ball in a J-League match at home to Ventforet Kofu on Aug. 6, 2016. The all-time leading scorer in the league's first division will join FC Tokyo in the 2017 season, a source close to the move said on Nov. 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda gets no-decision in Dodgers' loss to D-backs

Kenta Maeda of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Aug. 8, 2017. Maeda got a no-decision after allowing one run in five innings in the Dodgers' 6-3 loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda gets no-decision in Dodgers' loss to D-backs

Kenta Maeda of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Aug. 8, 2017. Maeda got a no-decision after allowing one run in five innings in the Dodgers' 6-3 loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda gets no-decision in Dodgers' loss to D-backs

Kenta Maeda of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Aug. 8, 2017. Maeda got a no-decision after allowing one run in five innings in the Dodgers' 6-3 loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda gets no-decision in Dodgers' loss to D-backs

Kenta Maeda of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Aug. 8, 2017. Maeda got a no-decision after allowing one run in five innings in the Dodgers' 6-3 loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iraq's Mosul, month after being liberated

People walk on a makeshift bridge over the Tigris River in Mosul on Aug. 6, 2017, about a month after the Iraqi government declared victory in the northern city over the Islamic State militant group, which ruled it for three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iraq's Mosul, month after being liberated

A man walks past a destroyed building in Mosul on Aug. 6, 2017, about a month after the Iraqi government declared victory in the northern city over the Islamic State militant group, which ruled it for three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iraq's Mosul, month after being liberated

Photo taken Aug. 6, 2017, shows a destroyed bridge over an arm of the Tigris River in Mosul, about a month after the Iraqi government declared victory in the northern city over the Islamic State militant group, which ruled it for three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iraq's Mosul, month after being liberated

People walk on a street near the University of Mosul on Aug. 6, 2017, about a month after the Iraqi government declared victory in the northern city over the Islamic State militant group, which ruled it for three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hun Sen says Cambodia still needs helping hand from Japan

Photo taken in May 2017 shows Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. In a written interview with Kyodo News before an official working visit to Japan from Aug. 6, Hun Sen said his country will continue to need Japan's assistance to achieve its goal of becoming an upper-middle income country by 2030. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Severity of June nuclear exposure accident rated as level 2

Members of the Nuclear Regulation Authority gather in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2017, assessing the severity of a June 6 nuclear exposure accident at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency's Oarai Research and Development Center, northeast of Tokyo, as level 2 on the zero-to-seven international scale. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-nuclear documentary created by Japanese college students

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2019, the 74th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, shows a DVD of an anti-nuclear documentary video created by four students at Tokyo's Musashi University. The 42-minute documentary was produced based on a proposal made by professor Kozo Nagata, their teacher and a second-generation hibakusha, during his class, which focuses on the anti-nuclear activities of atomic bomb survivors between the 1950s and 2017, and the students' meetings with some of them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Peace Prize Concert

Terumi Tanaka (C of front row) and Toshiki Fujimori (R of front row), survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, stand on the stage during the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert held in the suburbs of Oslo on Dec. 11, 2017. Musicians invited to the concert played a piano that had survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, in honor of this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, ICAN, an international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Peace Prize Concert

Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima, claps at the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert held in the suburbs of Oslo on Dec. 11, 2017. Musicians invited to the concert played a piano that survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, in honor of this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, ICAN, an international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Peace Prize Concert

The annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert is held in the suburbs of Oslo on Dec. 11, 2017. Musicians invited to the concert played a piano that had survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, in honor of this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, ICAN, an international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osprey being examined at southwestern Japan airport

U.S. military workers continue to examine a troubled Osprey aircraft at a commercial airport in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2017. The aircraft made an emergency landing there on Aug. 29 due to engine trouble. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparations for troubled Osprey test flight continue

Peace campaigners stage a rally on Sept. 6, 2017, against flights of U.S. military Osprey aircraft near Oita airport, southwestern Japan, at which one of the planes made an emergency landing on Aug. 29. The troubled aircraft has remained there for more than a week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparations for troubled Osprey test flight continue

Preparations for test flights of a U.S. military Osprey aircraft continue at Oita airport, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2017, following its emergency landing there on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda roughed up by D-backs

Kenta Maeda of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Aug. 31, 2017. Maeda fell to a 12-6 record for the season as he gave up a career-worst seven runs in three innings of work in the Dodgers' 8-1 loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda roughed up by D-backs

Kenta Maeda of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Aug. 31, 2017. Maeda fell to a 12-6 record for the season as he gave up a career-worst seven runs in three innings of work in the Dodgers' 8-1 loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda roughed up by D-backs

Kenta Maeda of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Aug. 31, 2017. Maeda fell to a 12-6 record for the season as he gave up a career-worst seven runs in three innings of work in the Dodgers' 8-1 loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda roughed up by D-backs

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda watches a two-run home run by Chris Iannetta in the second inning of an 8-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Aug. 31, 2017. Maeda fell to a 12-6 record for the season as after giving up a career-worst seven runs in three innings of work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Osaka advances to U.S. Open 3rd round

Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts after winning a point during her second-round match against Denisa Allertova of the Czech Republic at the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 31, 2017. Osaka won 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Osaka advances to U.S. Open 3rd round

Naomi Osaka of Japan hits a return during her second-round match against Denisa Allertova of the Czech Republic at the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 31, 2017. Osaka won 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Sugita advances to 2nd round at U.S. Open

Yuichi Sugita of Japan hits a shot during a first-round match against Geoffrey Blancaneaux of France at the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 30, 2017. Sugita won 6-2, 6-2, 6-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NRA inspects TEPCO on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. Chairman Takashi Kawamura (front) and President Tomoaki Kobayakawa attend a meeting with the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2017, to explain how the firm will ensure the safety of the Nos. 6 and 7 reactors of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant before resuming resume their operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NRA inspects TEPCO on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station

At a meeting with the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2017, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. President Tomoaki Kobayakawa (L) and Chairman Takashi Kawamura explain how the firm will ensure the safety of the Nos. 6 and 7 reactors of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant to enable them to resume operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NRA inspects TEPCO on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station

At a meeting with the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2017, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. President Tomoaki Kobayakawa (L) and Chairman Takashi Kawamura explain how the firm will ensure the safety of the Nos. 6 and 7 reactors of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant to enable them to resume operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Eguchi eliminated in 1st round at U.S. Open

Misa Eguchi of Japan returns a shot during a U.S. Open first-round match against Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic in New York on Aug. 28, 2017. Pliskova won 6-2, 6-2, eliminating the Grand Slam debutant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi wins gold in 57-kg FS at Paris worlds

Japan's Yuki Takahashi holds his gold medal during an award ceremony, after defeating Thomas Patrick Gilman of the United States 6-0 to win the men's 57-kilogram freestyle final at the world wrestling championships in Paris on Aug. 25, 2017, for Japan's first freestyle gold in 36 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi wins gold in 57-kg FS at Paris worlds

Japan's Yuki Takahashi holds his gold medal during an award ceremony, after defeating Thomas Patrick Gilman of the United States 6-0 to win the men's 57-kilogram freestyle final at the world wrestling championships in Paris on Aug. 25, 2017, for Japan's first freestyle gold in 36 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi wins gold in 57-kg FS at Paris worlds

Japan's Yuki Takahashi (L) defeats Thomas Patrick Gilman of the United States 6-0 to win the men's 57-kilogram freestyle final at the world wrestling championships in Paris on Aug. 25, 2017, for Japan's first freestyle gold in 36 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Usami lift Giants past Tigers

Yomiuri Giants' Shinnosuke Abe (L) and Shingo Usami pose for photos as they contributed to the team's 6-3 win over the Hanshin Tigers on Aug. 25, 2017, at Tokyo Dome. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BayStars beat Carp

Toshiro Miyazaki of the DeNA BayStars hits a home run to give his team a 6-5 victory over the Hiroshima Carp at Yokohama Stadium, near Tokyo, on Aug. 22, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BayStars beat Carp

Toshiro Miyazaki of the DeNA BayStars hits a home run to give his team a 6-5 victory over the Hiroshima Carp at Yokohama Stadium, near Tokyo, on Aug. 22, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers' Maeda outdueled by Verlander, takes 5th loss

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda reacts after giving up a two-run homer to Detroit Tigers' Justin Upton in the bottom of the sixth inning in Detroit on Aug. 20, 2017. Maeda gave up four runs and five hits in six innings in taking his first loss since July 2 as the Tigers won 6-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers' Maeda outdueled by Verlander, takes 5th loss

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda pitches against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit on Aug. 20, 2017. Maeda gave up four runs and five hits in six innings in taking his first loss since July 2 as the Tigers won 6-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers' Maeda outdueled by Verlander, takes 5th loss

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda pitches against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit on Aug. 20, 2017. Maeda gave up four runs and five hits in six innings in taking his first loss since July 2 as the Tigers won 6-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rookie Hatake deals as Giants sweep BayStars

Rookie Seishu Hatake of the Yomiuri Giants starts a game against the DeNA BayStars at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 20, 2017, securing his third victory of the season in a 6-1 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo