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Guangzhou worthy of Barcelona challenge: Scolari

YOKOHAMA, Dec. 16 Kyodo - Guangzhou Evergrande coach Luiz Felipe Scolari attends a press conference at International Stadium Yokohama on Dec. 16, 2015. Scolari made clear that his Chinese side have nothing to fear as they prepare to take on Barcelona in the semifinals of the Club World Cup in Japan the following day.

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Pakistani school headmistress speaks of Taliban attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Saira Daud Afridi (R), a headmistress of the Army Public School in Peshawar, describes the Dec. 16, 2014, deadly attack by Taliban militants on the school during an interview on Jan. 10, 2015, in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan. Her son Shjee (L) survived the attack in which more than 130 students as well as the other principal of the school were killed.

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Pakistani school principal speaks of Taliban attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Saira Daud Afridi (R), a headmistress of the Army Public School in Peshawar, speaks about the Dec. 16, 2014, deadly attack by Taliban militants on the school during an interview on Jan. 10, 2015, in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan. More than 130 students and the other principal of the school were killed in the attack.

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Tokyo stocks fall for 4th day

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board in Tokyo shows the Nikkei stock index finishing down over 500 points at 16,883.19 on Jan. 6, 2015, its lowest close since Dec. 17. The decline was prompted by falling crude oil prices and fears that Greece could exit the eurozone.

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Cult-slain victim's son speaks after high court hearing

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Kariya, son of Tokyo notary Kiyoshi Kariya who was abducted and killed by the AUM Shinrikyo cult in 1995, meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, after the first appeal court hearing on former senior AUM member Makoto Hirata's alleged involvement in this and other criminal cases. The Tokyo High Court is set to hand down a ruling on March 4, 2015.

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Sheep-faced kites made before Year of Sheep in 2015

SAPPORO, Japan - Mitsuo Tanaka in Sapporo on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido is busy producing sheep-faced kites on Dec. 16, 2014, before the start of 2015, the Year of the Sheep under the Chinese zodiac calendar. Heading a group of kite enthusiasts, Tanaka plans to fly a 100-meter kite train at the turn of the year.

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Sapporo man to fly 100-m kite train in Year of Sheep

SAPPORO, Japan - Mitsuo Tanaka, head of a kite-loving group in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, makes kites with sheep face drawings on Dec. 16, 2014. He plans to fly a 100-meter kite train in January as 2015 is the Year of the Sheep under the Chinese zodiac.

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(220806) -- GUIZHOU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) with the first reflection panel installed (upper L, photo taken on Aug. 2, 2015), with nearly half of the reflection panels installed (upper R, photo taken on Dec. 16, 2015), with about 80 percent of the reflection panels installed (lower L, photo taken on March 9, 2016), and a panoramic view of FAST (lower R, photo taken on July 21, 2022), in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in southwest China's Guizhou Province, FAST started formal operation in January 2020 and officially opened to the world on March 31, 2021. It is believed to be the world's most sensitive radio telescope. With FAST, scientists have identified over 660 new pulsars. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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A flagship project between China and Laos | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: A flagship project between China and Laos | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:41 LOCATION: KUNMING, China/ Vientiane CATEGORY: ECONOMY STORYLINE: Kunming Yunnan Province, China At the railway station in Kunming, China, stands a "China-Laos Railway zero kilometer" sculpture. The landmark was unveiled on Dec. 3, 2021, the exact day the railway opened to traffic after over five years of construction. Dec. 3, 2021 Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the China-Laos Railway via video link Voice of Chinese President Xi Jinping "In 2015, I, together with Lao leaders, made a major decision to jointly build the China-Laos Railway. In the five years since the start of construction, China and Laos have made concerted efforts and cooperated closely, cut paths through mountains and built bridges across rivers, and completed construction tasks at a high level and with high quality, a practical action that demonstrates the spirit of the China-Laos commu

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Dai-ichi Life to increase highly professional sales staff

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. President Koichiro Watanabe gives an interview to Kyodo News at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015. Watanabe said the company will increase the number of highly professional sales staff. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sawa in last title shot after INAC reach Empress Cup final

Kobe INAC Leonessa's Homare Sawa (L) celebrates with her teammates after their 2-0 victory over Vegalta Sendai Ladies in a semifinal match of the Empress Cup in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 23, 2015. Sawa, the 2011 World Women's Player of the Year, announced her retirement from soccer on Dec. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sawa in last title shot after INAC reach Empress Cup final

Kobe INAC Leonessa's Homare Sawa (L) fends off Vegalta Sendai Ladies' Nozomi Tahara during the first half of their Empress Cup semifinal in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 23, 2015. Sawa, who announced her retirement from soccer on Dec. 16, will have the chance to end her illustrious career with a trophy after INAC won 2-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sawa in last title shot after INAC reach Empress Cup final

Kobe INAC Leonessa's Homare Sawa leaps for a header during the first half of an Empress Cup semifinal against Vegalta Sendai Ladies in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 23, 2015. Sawa, who announced her retirement from soccer on Dec. 16, will have the chance to end her illustrious career with a trophy after INAC won 2-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Water polo: Japan's men reach 1st Olympics in 32 years

Keigo Okawa of Japan shoots to score against China during the Asian Water Polo Championships in Foshan, southern China on Dec. 20, 2015. Japan's men's water polo team beat China 16-10 to reach the Olympics for the first time in 32 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Water polo: Japan's men reach 1st Olympics in 32 years

Players of Japan's men's water polo team celebrate after beating China 16-10 to reach the Olympics for the first time in 32 years at the Asian Water Polo Championships in Foshan, southern China on Dec. 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sawa gearing up for career finale at national c'ship

INAC Kobe Leonessa midfielder Homare Sawa (R) and forward Shinobu Ono take part in training in Kobe on Dec. 18, 2015, for the club's quarterfinal match in the women's national championship against AS Elfen Saitama the following day. Sawa, a former World Player of the Year, announced her retirement from soccer on Dec. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dortmund vs. Augsburg in DFB-Pokal

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa (R) competes for the ball during the second half of a DFB-Pokal third-round match against FC Augsburg in Augsburg, Germany, on Dec. 16, 2015. Dortmund won 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the German soccer competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hertha BSC vs. FC Nurnberg in DFB-Pokal

Hertha BSC midfielder Genki Haraguchi (R) competes for the ball during the second half of a DFB-Pokal third-round match against FC Nurnberg in Nurnberg, Germany, on Dec. 16, 2015. Hertha won 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the German soccer competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-PM Nakasone addresses symposium over maritime security

Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone addresses a maritime security symposium in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015. The 97-year-old said the controversies over the East and South China seas should be resolved peacefully in accordance with laws and rules. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trade minister Hayashi attends WTO meeting

Japanese trade minister Motoo Hayashi (L) attends a press conference with World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevedo on Dec. 16, 2015, in Nairobi, where a WTO meeting over an information technology agreement was held. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dortmund vs. Augsburg in DFB-Pokal

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa (R) competes for the ball during the second half of a DFB-Pokal third-round match against FC Augsburg in Augsburg, Germany, on Dec. 16, 2015. Dortmund won 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the German soccer competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Defamatory suit over S. Korean professor concluded

Park Yu Ha, a professor of Japanese literature at Sejong University in Seoul, leaves a district court in the South Korean capital on Dec. 16, 2015, after the conclusion of a defamation suit filed against her by a group of former "comfort women." Park's book, "Teikoku no Ianfu" ("Comfort Women of the Empire"), has stirred controversy over the issue involving women forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. chief Ban attends press conference

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon attends a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 16, 2015. While revealing he was negotiating a trip to North Korea with the North's authorities, Ban declined to say if he would run in South Korean presidential election after his term expires at the end of 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Forcing married couples to use same surname constitutional

Plaintiffs seeking introduction of dual surnames for married couples enter the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015. The top court ruled the same day that a century-old legal provision forcing married couples to use the same surname is constitutional. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pakistan marks 1st anniversary of Peshawar school massacre

Pakistan marks the first anniversary of the attack on an army public school in Peshawar that left more than 150 people dead, mostly children, with a memorial ceremony on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Forcing married couples to use same surname constitutional

Photo taken Dec. 16, 2015, at Japan's Supreme Court in Tokyo shows Chief Justice Itsuro Terada (C). The top court's Grand Bench ruled on the day that prohibiting women from remarrying for six months contravenes the Constitution, but forcing couples to use the same surname is constitutional. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Forcing married couples to use same surname constitutional

Plaintiffs seeking introduction of dual surnames for married couples attend a meeting with their supporters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015, after the Supreme Court ruled that a century-old legal provision forcing married couples to use the same surname is constitutional. They expressed disappointment over the ruling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Forcing married couples to use same surname constitutional

Kyoto Tsukamoto (L), one of the plaintiffs seeking introduction of dual surnames for married couples, chokes up with tears during a press conference in Tokyo after the Supreme Court ruled on Dec. 16, 2015, that a century-old legal provision forcing married couples to use the same surname is constitutional. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Jordan agree to coordinate anti-terrorism info gathering

Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh (L) and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida shake hands before talks in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015. The two confirmed coordination in gathering information regarding terrorism and agreed to strengthen support for Syrian refugees. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Jordan agree to coordinate anti-terrorism info gathering

Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh (far L) and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida (far R) hold talks in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015. The two confirmed coordination in gathering information regarding terrorism and agreed to strengthen support for Syrian refugees. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima give River Plate a game but fall short of final

Lucas Alario (C in white) scores with a header midway through the second half of River Plate's 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their Club World Cup semifinal at Osaka Nagai Stadium on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima give River Plate a game but fall short of final

Lucas Alario (2nd from R) celebrates after scoring in River Plate's 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their Club World Cup semifinal at Osaka Nagai Stadium on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st delivery of MRJs to ANA to be postponed, reason due later

File photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced passenger jet, flying near Nagoya airport. The first delivery of MRJ to ANA Holdings Inc. will be postponed from the scheduled second quarter of 2017, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima give River Plate a game but fall short of final

River Plate fans celebrate the South American champions' 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their Club World Cup semifinal at Osaka Nagai Stadium on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima give River Plate a game but fall short of final

Lucas Alario (2nd from R) celebrates after scoring in River Plate's 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their Club World Cup semifinal at Osaka Nagai Stadium on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Monkey-faced" orchid in Kyoto

Photo taken Dec. 16, 2015, shows a "monkey-faced" orchid blooming at Kyoto Botanical Gardens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Monkey-faced" orchid in Kyoto

Photo taken Dec. 16, 2015, shows a "monkey-faced" orchid blooming at Kyoto Botanical Gardens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ruling bloc adopts sales tax hike exemption

Liberal Democratic Party tax panel chief Yoichi Miyazawa and his Komeito party counterpart Tetsuo Saito attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015. The two ruling parties formally adopted tax reform policies for fiscal 2016 including the exemption of all food items except those served at restaurants from the planned consumption tax hike in April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Barcelona train on eve of Club World Cup semifinal

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique attends a press conference at International Stadium Yokohama on Dec. 16, 2015, the eve of the European champions' Club World Cup semifinal match against Guangzhou Evergrande of China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima give River Plate a game but fall short of final

River Plate fans celebrate the South American champions' 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their Club World Cup semifinal at Osaka Nagai Stadium on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4D movie theater opens in Kanazawa

Seats vibrate at Kanazawa Korona Cinema World, a movie theater complex in Kanazawa, central Japan, on Dec. 16, 2015, after it introduced 4D features -- sensor-equipped motion seats, wind, smoke, sprayed water, scents and other special effects -- in a theater. The theater is the first in the Hokuriku region to have such features. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Guangzhou Evergrande train on eve of Club World Cup semifinal

Guangzhou Evergrande midfielder Paulinho runs during a training session at International Stadium Yokohama on Dec. 16, 2015, the eve of the Chinese side's Club World Cup semifinal match against Barcelona. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea sentences Canadian pastor to life in jail

Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim (C) enters North Korea's top court in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2015. The court sentenced him to life in prison with hard labor for what it claimed to be anti-state acts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Barcelona train on eve of Club World Cup semifinal

Luis Suarez chest traps the ball during a training session at International Stadium Yokohama on Dec. 16, 2015, the eve of Barcelona's Club World Cup semifinal match against Guangzhou Evergrande of China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Barcelona train on eve of Club World Cup semifinal

Injured striker Neymar (L) runs alongside a member of the Barcelona staff during a training session at International Stadium Yokohama on Dec. 16, 2015, the eve of the European champions' Club World Cup semifinal match against Guangzhou Evergrande of China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima-River Plate semifinal of Club World Cup

River Plate's Gabriel Mercado (L) and Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Kohei Shimizu vie for the ball at Osaka Nagai Stadium in the semifinals of the Club World Cup in Japan on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Barcelona train on eve of Club World Cup semifinal

Lionel Messi (C) takes part in a training session at International Stadium Yokohama on Dec. 16, 2015, the eve of Barcelona's Club World Cup semifinal match against Guangzhou Evergrande of China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima-River Plate semifinal of Club World Cup

Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Kohei Shimizu (L) and River Plate's Gabriel Mercado vie for the ball at Osaka Nagai Stadium in the semifinals of the Club World Cup in Japan on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation plan compiled for residents around Takahama nuclear plant

The Cabinet Office and three western Japan prefectures finalize an evacuation plan in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015, for residents within 30 kilometers of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s idled Takahama nuclear plant. The Nos. 3 and 4 reactors of the plant in Fukui Prefecture have cleared new safety regulations set after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and are poised to restart operations, but a court injunction in April has banned Kansai Electric from bringing them back online. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4D movie theater opens in Kanazawa

Smoke engulfs a theater at Kanazawa Korona Cinema World, a movie theater complex in Kanazawa, central Japan, on Dec. 16, 2015, as the theater introduced 4D features -- sensor-equipped motion seats, wind, smoke, sprayed water, scents and other special effects. The theater is the first in the Hokuriku region to have such features. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo