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Mourning Nelson Mandela

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africans sing and dance at a soccer stadium in Johannesburg on Dec. 10, 2013, to mourn the death Dec. 5 of former President Nelson Mandela. The funeral service for Mandela will be held later that day at the stadium, which was the venue of the 2010 soccer World Cup's closing ceremony, where Mandela made his last public appearance.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il

BEIJING, China - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il waves while reviewing a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2010. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, through its official Korean Central News Agency that Kim Jong Il had died two days earlier at the age of 69.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il

BEIJING, China - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R) walks off after reviewing a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2010. To the left is the leader's third son Kim Jong Un. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, through its official Korean Central News Agency that Kim Jong Il had died two days earlier at the age of 69.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (L) walks off after reviewing a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2010. To the right is Kim's third son Kim Jong Un. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, through its official Korean Central News Agency that Kim Jong Il had died two days earlier at the age of 69.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2010, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (L) and Kim Jong Un (R), a son of Jong Il, reviewing a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, through its official Korean Central News Agency that Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17, 2011, at the age of 69.

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Project delivers voices of A-bomb survivors to N.Y. high schoolers

NEW YORK, United States - Reiko Yamada (far left) talks about her experience of surviving the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima to students at Brooklyn International High School on Dec. 10, 2010.

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Project delivers voices of A-bomb survivors to N.Y. high schoolers

NEW YORK, United States - Setsuko Thurlow (far right) talks about her experience of surviving the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima to students at Brooklyn International High School on Dec. 10, 2010.

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COP16 in Mexico

CANCUN, Mexico - People attend a U.N. climate change conference in Cancun, a major resort in Mexico, on Dec. 10, 2010. Delegates agreed to create a fund to help developing countries tackle global warming.

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2 Japanese chemists honored at Nobel ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Akira Suzuki (2nd from R) receives a medal and diploma in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (R) during the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on Dec. 10, 2010. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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2 Japanese chemists honored at Nobel ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi (2nd from R) receives a medal and diploma in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (R) during the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on Dec. 10, 2010. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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2 Japanese chemists honored at Nobel ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemists Eiichi Negishi (L) and Akira Suzuki show their Nobel diplomas in chemistry at the Stockholm Concert Hall on Dec. 10, 2010, after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Pro-Liu Xiaobo rally in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. congressman Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat, delivers a speech at a gathering in support of imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo in Washington on Dec. 10, 2010. Participants called for Liu's release and an end of communist one-party rule in China.

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Pro-Liu Xiaobo rally

OSLO, Norway - People stage a rally urging China to release imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo in Oslo on Dec. 10, 2010. The Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony was held the same day in Liu's absence.

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Oda at GP Final in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Nobunari Oda of Japan responds to the crowd after the men's short program of the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium on Dec. 10, 2010.

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Nobel laureate chemist Negishi in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi (R), a winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry and the Herbert C. Brown Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Purdue University, smiles with his wife Sumire at a hotel in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2010, before the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in the Swedish capital. (Pool Photo)

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Celebration for Liu's Nobel Peace Prize in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - People in Hong Kong celebrate imprisoned Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo winning the Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 10, 2010. The Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony was held in Oslo the same day in Liu's absence.

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Nobel Foundation banquet

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi delivers a speech at a banquet hosted by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2010, after receiving a medal and diploma in chemistry at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Pro-Liu Xiaobo rally

OSLO, Norway - People stage a rally urging China to release imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo in Oslo on Dec. 10, 2010. The Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony was held the same day in Liu's absence.

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2 Japanese chemists honored at Nobel ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemists Eiichi Negishi (L) and Akira Suzuki show their Nobel medals in chemistry at the Stockholm Concert Hall on Dec. 10, 2010, after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Murakami at GP Final in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese hopeful Kanako Murakami skates in the women's short program of the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium on Dec. 10, 2010.

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Takahashi at GP Final in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi poses after the men's short program of the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium on Dec. 10, 2010.

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2 Japanese local assembly members visit 1 of Senkaku Islands

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Hitoshi Nakama (C) and Yoichi Minosoko (L), two members of the municipal assembly of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, speak to reporters at Ishigaki Island on Dec. 10, 2010, after landing on Minami Kojima, one of the Senkaku Islands, controlled by Japan but also claimed by China. The trip prompted an investigation by police authorities as both men might have violated a law by entering an off-limits area.

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2 Japanese local assembly members visit 1 of Senkaku Islands

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Hitoshi Nakama (R) and Yoichi Minosoko, two members of the municipal assembly of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, return to Ishigaki Island port on Dec. 10, 2010, after landing on Minami Kojima, one of the Senkaku Islands, controlled by Japan but also claimed by China. The trip prompted an investigation by police authorities as both men might have violated a law by entering an off-limits area.

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Thaksin supporters commemorate clampdown victims

BANGKOK, Thailand - Supporters of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra light up candles on Dec. 10, 2010, to commemorate victims in clashes with security troops during a series of antigovernment protests in Bangkok.

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Thaksin supporters commemorate clampdown victims

BANGKOK, Thailand - Supporters of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra light up candles on Dec. 10, 2010, to commemorate victims in clashes with security troops during a series of antigovernment protests in Bangkok.

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GP Final in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese hopeful Kanako Murakami skates during the short program of the Grand Prix Final competition at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium on Dec. 10, 2010.

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GP Final in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Miki Ando of Japan loses her balance on a jump during the short program of the Grand Prix Final competition at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium on Dec. 10, 2010.

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Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony

OSLO, Norway - The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony takes place for detained Chinese pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo (in large photo), at the city office building in Oslo on Dec. 10, 2010. The empty chair, third from right, was placed to highlight Liu's absence.

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GP Final in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese hopeful Kanako Murakami makes a jump during the short program of the Grand Prix Final competition at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium on Dec. 10, 2010.

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Anti-Nobel Peace Prize rally

OSLO, Norway - Chinese nationals protest against the Norwegian Nobel Committee's awarding of the peace prize to detained pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo in Oslo on Dec. 10, 2010. The Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony was held the same day in Liu's absence.

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Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony

OSLO, Norway - The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony takes place for detained Chinese pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo (in large photo), at the city office building in Oslo on Dec. 10, 2010. The empty chair, third from right, was placed to highlight Liu's absence.

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Pro-Liu Xiaobo rally

OSLO, Norway - Chinese nationals stage a rally urging the Chinese authorities to release Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo in Oslo on Dec. 10, 2010. The Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony was held the same day in Liu's absence.

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Beijing on alert

BEIJING, China - Security officials stand guard near the apartment of Liu Xia, wife of detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, in Beijing on Dec. 10, 2010. The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony was held the same day in Liu's absence.

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Beijing on alert

BEIJING, China - A police officer (C) checks the bags of pedestrians in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Dec. 10, 2010. The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony was held the same day in the absence of Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, a detained Chinese dissident.

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GP Final in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Takahiko Kozuka of Japan performs during the short program of the Grand Prix Final competition at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium on Dec. 10, 2010.

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GP Final in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Nobunari Oda of Japan performs during the short program of the Grand Prix Final competition at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium on Dec. 10, 2010.

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GP Final in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Daisuke Takahashi of Japan performs during the short program of the Grand Prix Final competition at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium on Dec. 10, 2010.

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Nobel laureate chemist Negishi

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi arrives at the venue of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2010, for a rehearsal. (Pool photo)

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Nobel laureate chemist Suzuki

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Akira Suzuki arrives at the venue of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2010, for a rehearsal. (Pool photo)

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'Hot' chosen as kanji of the year

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kiyomizu temple, writes the kanji character ''sho,'' meaning hot, during an annual calligraphy ceremony to unveil the Chinese character of the year at the temple in Kyoto on Dec. 10, 2010. The kanji character was voted as best characterizing Japan, which experienced a record-hot summer.

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Nobel laureate chemist Suzuki

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Akira Suzuki arrives at the venue of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2010, for a rehearsal. (Pool photo)

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Nobel laureate chemist Negishi

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi arrives at the venue of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2010, for a rehearsal. (Pool photo)

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U.S. envoy, Suu Kyi discuss sanctions

YANGON, Myanmar - Aung San Suu Kyi (L), pro-democracy icon in Myanmar, and Joseph Yun, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speak to reporters at her residence in Yangon on Dec. 10, 2010. Suu Kyi and Yun mainly discussed U.S. economic sanctions on Myanmar.

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Yamada Denki opens 1st overseas outlet in China

SHENYANG, China - Yamada Denki Co. opens its first overseas outlet in Shenyang, China, on Dec. 10, 2010, becoming Japan's first major home electronics retailer to advance into the fast-growing Chinese market.

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Sony's Reader tablets

TOKYO, Japan - Woman holds models of Sony Corp's Reader tablet computer launched Dec. 10, 2010. Sharp Corp. launched its Galapagos tablet computer the same day.

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Kanji meaning 'open' said to characterize Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku holds a sign showing the kanji character meaning ''opening up'' or ''leading the way'' as best characterizing Japan in the year 2010 during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2010.

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Sharp's Galapagos tablets

OSAKA, Japan - A customer tries Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos tablet computer launched Dec. 10, 2010, at a shop in Osaka.

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Pola Orbis Holdings listed

TOKYO, Japan - Pola Orbis Holdings Inc. President Satoshi Suzuki (R, front) rings a bell as the cosmetics company was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 10, 2010.

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Sharp's Galapagos tablets

OSAKA, Japan - A customer tries Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos tablet computer launched Dec. 10, 2010, at a shop in Osaka.

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Santa Claus cheers up postal workers at Narita

NARITA, Japan - Santa Claus holds Christmas cards from around the world at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2010. He visited the airport from Finland to cheer up postal workers busy sorting Christmas cards arriving in Japan from all over the world.