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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Tea cultivation helps boost rural revitalization in town of China's Shanxi

STORY: Tea cultivation helps boost rural revitalization in town of China's Shanxi SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: YUNCHENG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tea plants in Wangjiahe Village, Yuncheng City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN XIAOYUAN, Founder of a tea factory in Wangjiahe Village, Yuncheng City 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FU HUIXIA, Worker at the tea factory 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN XIAOYUAN, Founder of a tea factory in Wangjiahe Village STORYLINE: Shanxi Province in north China was once deemed unsuitable for tea cultivation, due to its low temperatures and scarce rainfall. However, in a rural area of Yuncheng in Shanxi, a woman has led a team of villagers to successfully cultivate a vast area of high-altitude tea. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN XIAOYUAN, Founder of a tea factory in Wangjiahe Village, Yuncheng City "We came to the Wangjiahe Village of Sijiao Township in 2008 to experiment with tea cultivation. After five years of efforts,

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Chinese language courses gaining popularity in Madagascar

STORY: Chinese language courses gaining popularity in Madagascar DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: Antananarivo CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Confucius Institute at the University of Antananarivo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Malagasy): ONINIAINA ANDRIAMAMONJY, Executive assistant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ONINIAINA ANDRIAMAMONJY, Executive assistant 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): RAVO, Student 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): MIRADO, Student 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (French): ONINIAINA ANDRIAMAMONJY, Executive assistant STORYLINE: Nearly 20,000 people have taken Chinese language courses in the various training establishments attached to the Confucius Institute at the University of Antananarivo since its creation in 2008. SOUNDBITE 1 (Malagasy): ONINIAINA ANDRIAMAMONJY, Executive assistant "The number of Chinese language graduates from this institute has almost quadrupled in 10 years for only Antananarivo establishment. That's to say: it went from 30 to 111 students." Two years after its creation, the annexes of

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N. Korea announces 2008 census report

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People attend a governmental meeting on a census report in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2009. The North Korean government announced its population was about 24 million as of Oct. 1, 2008.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka players celebrate after beating Australia's Adelaide United 1-0 in a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Ryuji Bando (R) tussles with Australia's Adelaide United defender Sasa Ognenovski in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka coach Akira Nishino (2nd from R) celebrates after his team beat Australia's Adelaide United 1-0 in a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo (2nd from L) fires home the game's only goal against Australia's Adelaide United in the 23rd minute of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo fires home the game's only goal against Australia's Adelaide United in the 23rd minute of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo (L) fights for the ball with Australia's Adelaide United defender Daniel Mullen (L) in the second half of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo (R) celebrates with teammate Ryuji Bando (L) after scoring against Australia's Adelaide United in the 23rd minute of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka coach Akira Nishino (L) gives instructions to his players during the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka forward Ryuji Bando (L) shoots for goal against Australia's Adelaide United in the second half of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo celebrates after scoring against Australia's Adelaide United in the 23rd minute of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo (C) fires home the game's only goal against Australia's Adelaide United in the 23rd minute of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo (R) outwits Australia's Adelaide United midfielder Diego (L) in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka defender Akira Kaji (L) fights for the ball with Australia's Adelaide United forward Cristiano (R) in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United defender Daniel Mullen fights for the ball with Japan's Gamba Osaka forward Lucas in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0.

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United midfielder Travis Dodd (C) fights for the ball with Japan's Gamba Osaka players in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0.

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Waitakere United vs Adelaide United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United captain and midfielder Travis Dodd (C) celebrates with his teammates after scoring the game-winning goal against New Zealand's Waitakere United in the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1.

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Adelaide United vs Waitakere United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United defender Daniel Mullen (C) celebrates after scoring his team's first goal against New Zealand's Waitakere United during the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1.

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Adelaide United vs Waitakere United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - New Zealand's Waitakere United midfielder Paul Seaman (R) scores the opening goal in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1.

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Adelaide United vs Waitakere United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United midfielder Fabian Barbiero (C) fights for the ball with New Zealand team Waitakere United midfielder Neil Sykes (front L) in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1.

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Adelaide United vs Waitakere United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - New Zealand's Waitakere United midfielder Paul Seaman (R) celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1.

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Waitakere United vs Adelaide United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United defender Daniel Mullen vies for the ball with New Zealand's Waitakere United forward Daniel Koprivcic during the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1.

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Waitakere United vs Adelaide United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United captain and midfielder Travis Dodd (L) battles for the ball against a member of New Zealand's Waitakere United during the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1.

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Nippon Ham ace Darvish signs 270 million yen deal

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish smiles during a news conference in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 1 after re-signing with the Pacific League club for an estimated annual salary of 270 million yen, up 70 million yen from 2008, plus performance incentives.

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Nippon Ham ace Darvish signs 270 million yen deal

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish speaks during a news conference in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 1 after re-signing with the Pacific League club for an estimated annual salary of 270 million yen, up 70 million yen from 2008, plus performance incentives.

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High European inflation symptom of deeper economic shift: economist

STORY: High European inflation symptom of deeper economic shift: economist DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Carlo Altomonte, Professor of political economics at Bocconi University in Milan 2. various of the factory 3. various of supermarket 4. various of good in shop STORYLINE: An Italian economist has said that record rates of inflation that have hit European Union (EU) member states this year are a symptom of a wider economic paradigm shift. Inflation in the 19-nation eurozone was 10 percent in November, following a record-high of 10.6 percent the month before, and the highest year-on-year price increases since the creation of the euro currency have all taken place in the last nine months. Carlo Altomonte, professor of political economics at Bocconi University in Milan, said the record price increases are part of a broad economic shift for European countries. This shift is even more extreme than that of the 2008-2009 fina

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Comedian Edo Harumi in 2008

TOKYO, Japan, July 22 Kyodo - Comedian Edo Harumi strikes her signature "good" pose in Tokyo as her word "good" is chosen as Japan's top buzzword of the year on Dec. 1, 2008.

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Nippon Ham ace Darvish signs 270 million yen deal

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish speaks during a news conference in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 1 after re-signing with the Pacific League club for an estimated annual salary of 270 million yen, up 70 million yen from 2008, plus performance incentives. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Ham ace Darvish signs 270 million yen deal

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish smiles during a news conference in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 1 after re-signing with the Pacific League club for an estimated annual salary of 270 million yen, up 70 million yen from 2008, plus performance incentives. (Kyodo)

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Adelaide United vs Waitakere United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United midfielder Fabian Barbiero (C) fights for the ball with New Zealand team Waitakere United midfielder Neil Sykes (front L) in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1. (Kyodo)

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Adelaide United vs Waitakere United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United defender Daniel Mullen (C) celebrates after scoring his team's first goal against New Zealand's Waitakere United during the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1. (Kyodo)

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Adelaide United vs Waitakere United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - New Zealand's Waitakere United midfielder Paul Seaman (R) celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1. (Kyodo)

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Adelaide United vs Waitakere United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - New Zealand's Waitakere United midfielder Paul Seaman (R) scores the opening goal in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1. (Kyodo)

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Waitakere United vs Adelaide United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United captain and midfielder Travis Dodd (C) celebrates with his teammates after scoring the game-winning goal against New Zealand's Waitakere United in the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1. (Kyodo)

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Waitakere United vs Adelaide United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United defender Daniel Mullen vies for the ball with New Zealand's Waitakere United forward Daniel Koprivcic during the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1. (Kyodo)

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Waitakere United vs Adelaide United at Club World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United captain and midfielder Travis Dodd (L) battles for the ball against a member of New Zealand's Waitakere United during the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 game at National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Adelaide beat Waitakere 2-1. (Kyodo)

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka defender Akira Kaji (L) fights for the ball with Australia's Adelaide United forward Cristiano (R) in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo (R) celebrates with teammate Ryuji Bando (L) after scoring against Australia's Adelaide United in the 23rd minute of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo (2nd from L) fires home the game's only goal against Australia's Adelaide United in the 23rd minute of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka coach Akira Nishino (2nd from R) celebrates after his team beat Australia's Adelaide United 1-0 in a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. (Kyodo)

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo (C) fires home the game's only goal against Australia's Adelaide United in the 23rd minute of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka players celebrate after beating Australia's Adelaide United 1-0 in a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. (Kyodo)

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United midfielder Travis Dodd (C) fights for the ball with Japan's Gamba Osaka players in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo celebrates after scoring against Australia's Adelaide United in the 23rd minute of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo (R) outwits Australia's Adelaide United midfielder Diego (L) in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo fires home the game's only goal against Australia's Adelaide United in the 23rd minute of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide U. in Club World Cup quarterfinal

TOYOTA, Japan - Australia's Adelaide United defender Daniel Mullen fights for the ball with Japan's Gamba Osaka forward Lucas in the first half of a FIFA Club World Cup 2008 quarterfinal at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14. Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0. (Kyodo)