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Typhoon Hagupit sweeps Philippines, including Haiyan-hit areas

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A utility pole is snapped by strong winds brought by powerful typhoon Hagupit on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 7, 2014. The area was also hit by super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

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Typhoon Hagupit sweeps Philippines, including Haiyan-hit areas

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A house is left roofless due to strong winds brought by powerful typhoon Hagupit in Tacloban City on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 7, 2014. The area was also hit by super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

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Typhoon Hagupit sweeps Philippines, including Haiyan-hit areas

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Residents remove corrugated metal from a roof blown off by strong winds brought by powerful typhoon Hagupit in Tacloban City on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 7, 2014. The area was also hit by super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

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Typhoon Hagupit sweeps Philippines, including Haiyan-hit areas

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Residents salvage daily necessities and keepsakes from houses destroyed by strong winds brought by powerful typhoon Hagupit in Tacloban City on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 7, 2014. The area was also hit by super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

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Typhoon Hagupit sweeps Philippines, including Haiyan-hit areas

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Residents evacuate to a shelter aboard a motorbike taxi as strong winds brought by powerful typhoon Hagupit whip Tacloban City on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 7, 2014. The area was also hit by super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

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Deaf woman helps hearing-impaired "break out of shell"

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 7, 2013 shows Saki Oshiro, who organized a fashion show to offer deaf and hard of hearing people, like herself, a chance to express themselves.

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U.S. vet deported by N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows U.S. Korean War veteran Merrill Newman. Newman, who was deported by North Korea on Dec. 7, 2013 after more than a month in detention, said Dec. 9 he was forced by Pyongyang to "confess" to crimes against the nation.

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World Cup ski jumping

LILLEHAMMER, Norway - Japan's Sara Takanashi (C) is pictured after winning gold in the women's World Cup ski jumping competition in Lillehammer, Norway, on Dec. 7, 2013. At left is Daniela Iraschko-Stolz of Austria and at right is Gianina Ernst of Germany, who shared silver.

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Nobel Prize in physics

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Peter Higgs (L), professor emeritus at the University of Edinburgh in Britain, and Francois Englert, professor emeritus at Universite Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, hold a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 7, 2013. The pair won the Nobel Prize in physics for 2013 for their theory of how particles acquire mass, leading to the discovery of the so-called Higgs particle.

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World Cup ski jumping

LILLEHAMMER, Norway - Japan's Sara Takanashi is pictured during jump 1 of the women's World Cup ski jumping competition in Lillehammer, Norway, on Dec. 7, 2013. The defending champion won with a total of 286.0 points with jumps of 102 and 96.5 meters.

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ISU Grand Prix Final

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free skate of the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 7, 2013. Asada won her second straight Grand Prix Final title and the fourth of her career.

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World Cup ski jumping

LILLEHAMMER, Norway - Japan's Sara Takanashi (C) is pictured during the award ceremony after winning gold in the women's World Cup ski jumping competition in Lillehammer, Norway, on Dec. 7, 2013. At left is Daniela Iraschko-Stolz of Austria and at right is Gianina Ernst of Germany, who shared silver.

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Nobel Prize in physics

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Francois Englert, professor emeritus at Universite Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, is interviewed at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 7, 2013. Englert and Peter Higgs, professor emeritus at the University of Edinburgh in Britain, won the Nobel Prize in physics for 2013 for their theory of how particles acquire mass, leading to the discovery of the so-called Higgs particle.

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World Cup ski jumping

LILLEHAMMER, Norway - Japan's Sara Takanashi reacts after winning the women's World Cup ski jumping competition in Lillehammer, Norway, on Dec. 7, 2013.

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ISU Grand Prix Final

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada holds her gold medal during the award ceremony after winning the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 7, 2013.

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ISU Grand Prix Final

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free skate of the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 7, 2013. Asada won her second straight Grand Prix Final title and the fourth of her career.

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ISU Grand Prix Final

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada (C) holds her gold medal during the award ceremony after winning the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 7, 2013. At left is silver medalist Julia Lipnitskaia of Russia and at right is bronze medalist Ashley Wagner of the United States.

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Nobel Prize in physics

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Peter Higgs (L), professor emeritus at the University of Edinburgh in Britain, and Francois Englert, professor emeritus at Universite Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, are pictured before holding a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 7, 2013. The pair won the Nobel Prize in physics for 2013 for their theory of how particles acquire mass, leading to the discovery of the so-called Higgs particle.

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ISU Grand Prix Final

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free skate of the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 7, 2013. Asada won her second straight Grand Prix Final title and the fourth of her career.

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ISU Grand Prix Final

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free skate of the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 7, 2013. Asada won her second straight Grand Prix Final title and the fourth of her career.

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Demonstrations in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows antigovernment demonstrators occupying a government compound in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 7, 2013.

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Demonstrations in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows antigovernment demonstrators occupying a government compound in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 7, 2013.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Ministers from the countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks begin a meeting in Singapore on Dec. 7, 2013.

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U.S. tourist released from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Merrill Newman, a U.S. tourist, arrives in Beijing from Pyongyang on Dec. 7, 2013, after having been detained in North Korea for more than a month. Newman, 85, a Korean War veteran, was pulled off a plane in Pyongyang just minutes before its departure for Beijing on Oct. 26 after taking part in a 10-day package tour.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Ministers from the countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks begin a meeting in Singapore on Dec. 7, 2013.

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U.S. tourist released from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Merrill Newman, a U.S. tourist, arrives in Beijing from Pyongyang on Dec. 7, 2013, after having been detained in North Korea for more than a month. Newman, 85, a Korean War veteran, was pulled off a plane in Pyongyang just minutes before its departure for Beijing on Oct. 26 after taking part in a 10-day package tour.

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U.S. tourist released from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Merrill Newman, a U.S. tourist, arrives in Beijing from Pyongyang on Dec. 7, 2013, after having been detained in North Korea for more than a month. Newman, 85, a Korean War veteran, was pulled off a plane in Pyongyang just minutes before its departure for Beijing on Oct. 26 after taking part in a 10-day package tour.

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U.S. tourist released from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Merrill Newman, a U.S. tourist, is interviewed by reporters at Beijing's international airport after arriving from Pyongyang on Dec. 7, 2013. Newman, 85, a Korean War veteran, had been detained in North Korea for more than a month.

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U.S. tourist released from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Merrill Newman, a U.S. tourist, arrives at Beijing's international airport from Pyongyang on Dec. 7, 2013, after having been detained in North Korea for more than a month. Newman, 85, a Korean War veteran, was pulled off a plane in Pyongyang just minutes before its departure for Beijing on Oct. 26 after taking part in a 10-day package tour.

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WTO meeting

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Roberto Azevedo, director general of the World Trade Organization, holds a press conference after a WTO ministerial meeting in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Dec. 7, 2013.

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U.S. tourist released from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Merrill Newman (L), a U.S. tourist, arrives at Beijing's international airport from Pyongyang on Dec. 7, 2013, after having been detained in North Korea for more than a month. Newman, 85, a Korean War veteran, was pulled off a plane in Pyongyang just minutes before its departure for Beijing on Oct. 26 after taking part in a 10-day package tour.

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U.S. tourist released from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Merrill Newman, a U.S. tourist, arrives in Beijing from Pyongyang on Dec. 7, 2013, after having been detained in North Korea for more than a month. Newman, 85, a Korean War veteran, was pulled off a plane in Pyongyang just minutes before its departure for Beijing on Oct. 26 after taking part in a 10-day package tour.

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U.S. tourist released from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Merrill Newman, a U.S. tourist, gets into a car after arriving in Beijing from Pyongyang on Dec. 7, 2013. Newman, 85, a Korean War veteran, had been detained in North Korea for more than a month.

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Japan's research whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japanese research whaling ship the Yushin Maru No. 2 leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2013. Two Japanese whaling ships and a surveillance ship left the port the same day to join the mother vessel Nisshin Maru and hunt up to 935 Antarctic minke whales and up to 50 fin whales through March.

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Japan's research whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japanese research whaling ship the Yushin Maru leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2013. Two Japanese whaling ships and a surveillance ship left the port the same day to join the mother vessel Nisshin Maru and hunt up to 935 Antarctic minke whales and up to 50 fin whales through March.

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U.S. tourist released from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Merrill Newman, a U.S. tourist, arrives in Beijing from Pyongyang on Dec. 7, 2013, after having been detained in North Korea for more than a month. Newman, 85, a Korean War veteran, was pulled off a plane in Pyongyang just minutes before its departure for Beijing on Oct. 26 after taking part in a 10-day package tour.