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Handout photo shows ISS003-E-7251 (23-31 October 2001) --- The Soyuz Taxi crewmembers wave from a Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS). Clockwise from the top are Commander Victor Afanasyev, Flight Engineer Konstantin Kozeev and French Flight Engineer Claudie Haignere. Afanasyev and Kozeev represent Rosaviakosmos, and Haignere represents ESA, carrying out a flight program for CNES, the French Space Agency, under a commercial contract with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. This image was taken with a digital still camera by one of the Expedition Three crew from the nadir docking port on the station. Photo by Johnson Space Center/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas, (from top L, clockwise) Rauhin, Yuihin, Fuhin and Saihin, are pictured at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 11, 2025, Sept. 18, 2022, Dec. 24, 2024 and Aug. 14, 2024, respectively. All four giant pandas on loan to the western Japan zoo are set to leave on June 28, 2025, to return to China.

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G7 summit in Canada

(clockwise from bottom, C) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (facing away), French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are pictured during the Group of Seven summit in Kananaskis, Canada, on June 17, 2025.

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G7 summit in Canada

(clockwise from bottom, C) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (back shot), European Council President Antonio Costa (back shot), French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are pictured during the Group of Seven summit in Kananaskis, Canada, on June 17, 2025.

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G7 Summit - Kananaskis

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, back right, speaks during a working session at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on Monday, June 16, 2025. Seated with Carney, clockwise are, U.S. President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo by Darryl Dyck/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas -- (from top L, clockwise) Rauhin, Yuihin, Saihin and Fuhin -- are pictured at Adventure World zoo and amusement park in Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 11, 2025, Sept. 18, 2022, Aug. 14, 2024, and Dec. 24, 2024, respectively.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japanese athletes pose for a photo after their podium finishes at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 28, 2025, with (from L, top, clockwise) Mari Fukada, Kokomo Murase and Reira Iwabuchi winning bronze, gold, silver, respectively in the women's big air event while Taiga Hasegawa and Ryoma Kimata winning silver and gold, respectively in the men's competitions.

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Astronauts Stuck in Orbit for Nine Months Leave Iss for Earth

Handout photo dated March 17, 2025, shows NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 members pose together for a portrait inside the vestibule between the International Space Station and the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft. Clockwise from left, are NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. After nine months stranded aboard the ISS, American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will finally be returning to Earth. Their mission, initially scheduled for eight days, has been extended due to technical problems on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Accompanied by another American and a Russian cosmonaut, they left the station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, which detached from the ISS early on March 18. Their return is scheduled for the evening off Florida, where their capsule will be slowed by parachutes before being recovered. Eager to be reunited with their loved ones, the astronauts have kept their sense of humor, with Suni Williams even throwing out to her family,

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G7 foreign ministers' meeting

(clockwise from C, back) Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, U.S. Secreatary of State Marco Rubio, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani of Italy, vice president of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, French Europe and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya -- pose for a photo on the second day of a three-day Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting on March 13, 2025, in La Malbaie, Canada. (Pool photo)

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2025

Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils "hina" dolls of (clockwise from bottom R) Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, table tennis player Hina Hayata (on second row), track and field athlete Nozomi Tanaka and javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025. Each year Kyugetsu make hina dolls modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration, when hina dolls are traditionally displayed.

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Japanese "hina" dolls for 2025

Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils "hina" dolls of (clockwise from bottom R) Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, table tennis player Hina Hayata, track and field athlete Nozomi Tanaka, javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi, in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025. Each year Kyugetsu make hina dolls modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration, when hina dolls are traditionally displayed.

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Thanksgiving Beyond Earth

Handout photo dated November 27, 2018 shows Getting all ten members of an aggregation consisting of seven Endeavour astronauts and three Expedition 18 crewmembers into a single photo wasn't easy as the two crews shared a Thanksgiving meal on the middeck of the orbiter. Astronaut Sandra Magnus, Expedition 18 flight engineer, appears at top center. Clockwise from her position are astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Eric Boe, along with cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, and astronauts Steve Bowen (partially visible behind Lonchakov), Donald Pettit, Michael Fincke, Gregory Chamitoff, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Chris Ferguson (partially visible at top right). Ferguson is STS-126 commander, and Fincke is commander for the station crew. Since 1973, astronauts have celebrated Thanksgiving in space, bringing a cherished tradition far beyond Earth. The first Thanksgiving in orbit took place aboard Skylab during the Skylab 4 mission, where astronauts Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson, and William Pogue marked the day with an improvis

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Biden Participates in a Hurricane Briefing

Clockwise from top left: United States Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic Party nominee for President of the US; US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas; Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Dr Michael Brennan, Director, National Hurricane Center; Ken Graham, Director, National Weather Service; and Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant, United States Coast Guard, participate virtually in a briefing with United States President Joe Biden in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

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Biden Participates in a Hurricane Briefing

Clockwise from top left: United States Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic Party nominee for President of the US; US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas; Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Dr Michael Brennan, Director, National Hurricane Center; Ken Graham, Director, National Weather Service; and Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant, United States Coast Guard, participate virtually in a briefing with United States President Joe Biden in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

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Paris Olympics: Closing Ceremony

French swimmer Leon Marchand (far R) holds the Olympic flame lantern as International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (back, 2nd from R) and six athletes (clockwise from front) -- Australian swimmer Emma McKeon, French judoka Teddy Riner, Chinese table tennis player Sun Yingsha, Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez, Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge and the Refugee Olympic Team's boxer Cindy Ngamba -- extinguish the flame during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on Aug. 11, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Swimming

Combined photo shows Japan's Tomoyuki Matsushita swimming (clockwise from top) butterfly, backstroke, freestyle and breaststroke in the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the Paris Olympics on July 28, 2024, at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, near Paris. Matsushita won silver.

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Paris Olympics: Swimming

Combined photo shows Japan's Tomoyuki Matsushita swimming (clockwise from top) butterfly, freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke in the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the Paris Olympics on July 28, 2024, at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, near Paris. Matsushita won silver.

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G7 summit in Italy

(clockwise from far L) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a Group of Seven summit on June 13, 2024, in the southern Italian city of Fasano, Puglia. (Pool photo)

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G7 summit in Italy

(clockwise from C, back) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a Group of Seven summit on June 13, 2024, in the southern Italian city of Fasano, Puglia. (Pool photo)

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G7 Summit - Italy

President of the European Council Charles Michel, clockwise from front left, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President of France Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and President for the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen take part in a working session during the G7 Summit in Savelletri Di Fasano, Italy on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 summit in Italy

(clockwise from C, back) U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attend a Group of Seven summit on June 13, 2024, in the southern Italian city of Fasano, Puglia. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Yakult Swallows players

TOKYO, Japan, April 30 Kyodo - Yakult Swallows players -- (clockwise from front row, L) Shohei Tateyama, Wladimir Balentien, Kazuhiro Hatakeyama, Tony Barnette, Katsuki Akagawa and Ryoji Aikawa -- pose for photos on July 2, 2012, at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo after being picked by the Central League's manager for the Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star series. (Kyodo)

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Combined photo shows Japanese Major League Baseball players

TOKYO, Japan, June 19 Kyodo - Undated combined photo shows Japanese Major League Baseball players (clockwise from top L) Ichiro Suzuki, Kazuhisa Ishii, Hideki Irabu, Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Hideo Nomo and Kazuhiro Sasaki. (Kyodo)

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Athletics: Marathon Grand Championship

Photo taken on Oct. 15, 2023, shows Japanese athletes (from L, top, clockwise) Naoki Koyama, Yuka Suzuki, Mao Ichiyama and Akira Akasaki at the Marathon Grand Championship in Tokyo. They earned tickets for Japan to the 2024 Paris Olympics by finishing either first or second in the marathon race.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Combined photo shows Daiki Hashimoto of Japan competing across six apparatus -- (clockwise from top L) still rings, parallel bars, pommel horse, floor exercise, high bar and vault -- during the men's individual all-around final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2023.

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Asian Games: Swimming

Tomoru Honda of Japan swims (from top, clockwise) the butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle and backstroke legs in the final of the men's 400-meter individual medley swimming event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 26, 2023.

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US-Nordic Leaders Summit 2023 Helsinki, Finland

(By the table, clockwise from L to R) Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, US President Joe Biden, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Störe during the US-Nordic Leaders Summit 2023 in Helsinki, Finland on July 13, 2023. President of Finland Sauli Niinistö hosts a visit of President of the United States Joe Biden to Finland and a US-Nordic Leaders Summit in Helsinki. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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US-Nordic Leaders Summit 2023 Helsinki, Finland

(By the table, clockwise from L to R) Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, US President Joe Biden, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Störe during the US-Nordic Leaders Summit 2023 in Helsinki, Finland on July 13, 2023. President of Finland Sauli Niinistö hosts a visit of President of the United States Joe Biden to Finland and a US-Nordic Leaders Summit in Helsinki. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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US-Nordic Leaders Summit 2023 Helsinki, Finland

(Clockwise from L to R) Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen and US President Joe Biden during the US-Nordic Leaders Summit 2023 in Helsinki, Finland on July 13, 2023. President of Finland Sauli Niinistö hosts a visit of President of the United States Joe Biden to Finland and a US-Nordic Leaders Summit in Helsinki. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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US-Nordic Leaders Summit 2023 Helsinki, Finland

(Clockwise from L to R) Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen and US President Joe Biden during the US-Nordic Leaders Summit 2023 in Helsinki, Finland on July 13, 2023. President of Finland Sauli Niinistö hosts a visit of President of the United States Joe Biden to Finland and a US-Nordic Leaders Summit in Helsinki. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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US-Nordic Leaders Summit 2023 Helsinki, Finland

(Clockwise from L to R) Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, US President Joe Biden, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Störe during the US-Nordic Leaders Summit 2023 in Helsinki, Finland on July 13, 2023. President of Finland Sauli Niinistö hosts a visit of President of the United States Joe Biden to Finland and a US-Nordic Leaders Summit in Helsinki. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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US-Nordic Leaders Summit 2023 Helsinki, Finland

(Clockwise from L to R) Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, US President Joe Biden, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Störe during the US-Nordic Leaders Summit 2023 in Helsinki, Finland on July 13, 2023. President of Finland Sauli Niinistö hosts a visit of President of the United States Joe Biden to Finland and a US-Nordic Leaders Summit in Helsinki. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized economies attend a working lunch on the first day of their three-day summit on May 19, 2023, in the western Japan city of Hiroshima. Pictured clockwise from far right are Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron. (Pool photo)

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy attends G-7 summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (back, C) attends a Group of Seven summit session on Ukraine on May 21, 2023, the last day of the three-day event in the western Japan city of Hiroshima. Pictured clockwise from the front left are Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Ambassador to Japan Gianluigi Benedetti, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron. (Pool photo)

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy attends G-7 summit session in Hiroshima

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (back C) attends a Group of Seven summit session on Ukraine on May 21, 2023, the last day of the three-day event in the western Japan city of Hiroshima. Pictured clockwise from the front center are Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Ambassador to Japan Gianluigi Benedetti, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron.

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G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized economies attend the first day of their three-day summit on May 19, 2023, in the western Japan city of Hiroshima. Pictured clockwise from front right are Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron. (Pool photo)

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G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized economies attend the first day of their three-day summit on May 19, 2023, in the western Japan city of Hiroshima. Pictured clockwise from front right are Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron. (Pool photo)

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G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized economies attend the first day of their three-day summit on May 19, 2023, in the western Japan city of Hiroshima. Pictured clockwise from front right are Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron. (Pool photo)

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FINLAND - NATO - LEGISLATION

Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland (in the center), signed Finland's national Nato legislation in Helsinki, Finland on March 23, 2022. Finland will submit documents related to Nato membership to the US administration as soon as the last ratifications are received from Turkey and Hungary. Ministers around the table (clockwise from the left) are Ville Skinnari, Thomas Blomqvist, Tuula Haatainen, Pekka Haavisto, Annika Saarikko, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Timo Harakka, Antti Kaikkonen and Maria Ohisalo. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - NATO - LEGISLATION

Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland (in the center), signed Finland's national Nato legislation in Helsinki, Finland on March 23, 2022. Finland will submit documents related to Nato membership to the US administration as soon as the last ratifications are received from Turkey and Hungary. Ministers around the table (clockwise from the left) are Ville Skinnari, Thomas Blomqvist, Tuula Haatainen, Pekka Haavisto, Annika Saarikko, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Timo Harakka, Antti Kaikkonen and Maria Ohisalo. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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12,000-tonne bridge girders rotate into position in S China

STORY: 12,000-tonne bridge girders rotate into position in S China DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:28 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a bridge under construction on the Fangchenggang-Dongxing railway STORYLINE: Two swivel girders of a bridge under construction on the Fangchenggang-Dongxing railway were successfully rotated to their targeted position in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Tuesday. The two girders, with a combined weight of 12,000 tonnes, synchronously rotated 39 degrees clockwise within 40 minutes. The bridge is part of a railway linking Fangchenggang City and Dongxing City, which is located on the China-Vietnam border. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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2-day service suspension on Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line begins

Services were suspended on a portion of Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line Saturday due to track-switching construction work at the busy Shibuya Station, with the disruption to last the whole weekend. Services on the "outer loop," or clockwise direction, between Osaki and Ikebukuro stations were halted from the first train, affecting around 530,000 passengers, according to train operator East Japan Railway Co. Normal operations will resume from the first train on Monday. The suspension is part of ongoing construction work at Shibuya Station and its surrounding area. The operator aims to switch from two platforms for the inner and outer loops to a single Yamanote Line platform, thereby easing passenger congestion and increasing convenience for transfers.

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Products of traditional Japanese dyehouse

TOKYO, Japan - A range of products using Futaba Inc.'s dyed fabrics are displayed in a shop adjacent to its workshop in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 28, 2011. (Clockwise from L) The products are a clock, a mirror, a lampshade, chopstick holders, sandals and accessories.

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Younger Japanese-Brazilians in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 11, 2014 shows Linda Sansei, a five-member Japanese-Brazilian girls pop group: (clockwise from upper left) Shiori, Mutsumi, Sayuri, Sakura and Naomi in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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Divers clean sea in tsunami-hit Ofunato

OFUNATO, Japan - Combination photo shows items found on the seabed off a fishing port in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, that were apparently swept into the waters by the March 11 quake-triggered tsunami, on June 15, 2011. (From top left, clockwise) A videogame, stove, CD, signboard, shoe, electric saw.

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Takahama nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Takahama nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (Clockwise from front R) Reactors No. 3, 4, 2 and 1.

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Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada - (Clockwise from L in top) Japan's Noriaki Kasai, Daiki Ito, Taku Takeuchi and Shohei Tochimoto during their second and final jump in the men's ski jumping team event at the Vancouver Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park on Feb. 22, 2010. The Japanese team finished in fifth with a total of 1,007.7 points.

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Animal-featuring skeleton helmets

WHISTLER, Canada - Composite photo shows the helmets of Vancouver Olympic skeleton racers featuring animals: Clockwise from left top, a beaver on Canadian Jeff Pain, a turtle on Canadian Jon Montgomery, Pegasus on Japanese Shinsuke Tayama and a dragon on Japanese Kazuhiro Koshi.

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Vancouver Olympics figure skaters of Japan

KADOMA, Japan - Six Japanese figure skaters wave during a ceremony after being selected for February's Vancouver Olympics at the Japan national figure skating championships at Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 27, 2009. Clockwise from top left are Daisuke Takahashi, Nobunari Oda, Takahiko Kozuka, Mao Asada, Akiko Suzuki and Miki Ando.

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Vancouver Olympics figure skaters of Japan

KADOMA, Japan - Eight figure skaters pose for photos, after being selected for the Vancouver Olympics, at the Japan national figure skating championships at Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 27, 2009. Clockwise from front left, ice dance pair Cathy and Chris Reed, Takahiko Kozuka, Nobunari Oda, Daisuke Takahashi, Mao Asada, Akiko Suzuki and Miki Ando.