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Back to countryside, new trend amid China's rural revitalization drive

STORY: Back to countryside, new trend amid China's rural revitalization drive SHOOTING TIME: recent DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the countryside 2. various of Wang Jinyue working in the field 3. various of the robot designed by Wang's team 4. various of a vegetable cultivation base in Shaanxi 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GUO QIANG, General manager of a biotechnology company in Shaanxi STORYLINE: As China is comprehensively promoting rural revitalization, more and more "new farmers," mostly well-educated young people with new ideas and skills, have started to move from big cities to the countryside. They are bringing urban and rural areas closer together and addressing challenges with innovative solutions. When Wang Jinyue quitted his job as a manager of an Internet company in Shanghai and returned to his home village in Jinshan District of Shanghai in 2017, he brought more than 70 engineers with him. They have been committed to the re

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Armenian musician enjoys life in China's Shenzhen

STORY: Armenian musician enjoys life in China's Shenzhen SHOOTING TIME: July and August in 2023 DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KAREN KOCHARYAN, Principal cellist at Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): KAREN KOCHARYAN, Principal cellist at Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra "My name is Karen Kocharyan. I'm from Armenia. I'm a solo cello principal in the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. And I came here in 2017. I can tell you that it started a very interesting part of my life. I like it (Shenzhen) very much, like super futuristic, very interesting city and very beautiful. And it's a really kind of philharmonic city. As a musician, I can see that. Because here are a lot of concert halls. As a very developed city, Shenzhen also has an opportunity to invite many international classical music stars. So that's also a very important thing in the life of the city. It's a rea

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Nikki Haley says she's not dropping out of Republican primary race

STORY: Nikki Haley says she's not dropping out of Republican primary race SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 19-20, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:45 LOCATION: GREENVILLE, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): NIKKI HALEY, Republican presidential candidate 2. various of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaking at a campaign event in Camden, South Carolina, the U.S. (Feb 19, 2024) 3. various of Former U.S. President Donald Trump arriving in Greer, South Carolina, the U.S. (Feb. 20, 2024) STORYLINE: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former governor of South Carolina, said Tuesday that she is not dropping out of the race. Haley made the remarks in a "State of the Race" address in Greenville, South Carolina, just days ahead of the Republican primary in the southeastern state, where she served as the first female governor from 2011 to 2017. SOUNDBITE (English): NIKKI HALEY, Republican presidential candidate "When the

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Serbia's tourism industry looks forward to return of Chinese visitors

STORY: Serbia's tourism industry looks forward to return of Chinese visitors DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Belgrade 2. various of the Belgrade International Tourism Fair 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, President of Serbia 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VALOK, Tour guide and representative of Sai Hua Travel Agency 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Serbian): MARIJA LABOVIC, Director of National Tourism Organization of Serbia 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR PUACA, Assistant to the president of Belgrade's Stari Grad city municipality STORYLINE: On the occasion of the 44th edition of the Belgrade International Tourism Fair, representatives of Serbia's tourism industry said they "eagerly anticipate" the return of visitors from China. China, the country that has sent the largest number of foreign visitors to Serbia in recent years, is the guest of honor at the fair, which takes place between Feb. 23 and 26. In 2017, the mutual visa exe

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Film and television production center in SW China boosts local film, TV industry

STORY: Film and television production center in SW China boosts local film, TV industry DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the film and television production center 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WU HONGHUI, Deputy General Manager of Guizhou Duyun Film and Television Operation Management Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A film and television program production center, located in Duyun City, a mountainous area of southwest China's Guizhou Province has promoted the development of local film and TV industry. In recent years, the Qinhan Movie and TV Production Center has become one of the popular shooting centers for many well-known Chinese film and television works. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WU HONGHUI, Deputy General Manager of Guizhou Duyun Film and Television Operation Management Co., Ltd. "The construction of Qinhan Movie and TV Production Center started in 2016, and it was completed at the end of 2017. The center covers an area of 695 mu (46.3 hectares).

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Egypt's annual inflation surges to 26.5 pct in Jan., highest in 5 years

STORY: Egypt's annual inflation surges to 26.5 pct in Jan., highest in 5 years DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) 2. various of the Nile River (in Cairo) 3. various of a supermarket 4. various of a market selling vegetables 5. various of shops selling meat and poultry STORYLINE: Egypt's annual inflation continued its rise in January, hitting 26.5 percent, the highest since the end of 2017, the country's official statistic agency announced on Thursday. The annual inflation rate was eight percent in the same month in 2022, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said in a statement. Among the drivers behind the spike in the annual inflation, the prices of food and beverages increased by 48.1 percent, water, electricity, and fuel by 7.2 percent, furniture by 28.2 percent, health care service by 15.1 percent, transportation by 18.5 percent, entertai

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AI helps identify lost work by Spain's key author from "Golden Age"

STORY: AI helps identify lost work by Spain's key author from "Golden Age" DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of books by Felix Lope de Vega 2. various of Spain's National Library STORYLINE: Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has led to the discovery of a lost play by one of the greats of Spanish literature, Felix Lope de Vega. The National Library on Jan. 31 confirmed that Lope de Vega, a key author of Spain's Golden Age, wrote "La francesa Laura" (The Frenchwoman Laura) a few years before he died in 1635. Since 2017, scholars from the universities of Valladolid and Vienna have been using AI to help determine the authorship of plays from the 16th and 17th centuries. "La francesa Laura," which was catalogued in the library's archive of 85,000 works as anonymous, was among 1,300 Golden Age plays transcribed by the text recognition platform, Transkribus. The text was then identified after it was analyzed by the Stylo AI program, which compa

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Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Photo taken on Nov. 26, 2017, shows a snow covered cauldron in Pyeongchang, South Korea, to be used during the Winter Olympics.

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Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 4, 2017, shows spectators enjoying a concert at the Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 4, 2017, shows spectators enjoying a concert at the Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 4, 2017, shows spectators enjoying a concert at the Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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China Communist Party official Han

BEIJING, China, Feb. 2 Kyodo - File photo taken on Oct. 25, 2017, shows Han Zheng, the seventh-highest ranking official in the Communist Party of China who the country's official media said will attend the Feb. 9, 2018, opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea.

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Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2017, using a drone shows the under-construction Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2017, using a drone shows the under-construction Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Construction work is carried out at the Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Oct. 18, 2017, the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2017, using a drone shows the under-construction Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2017, using a drone shows the under-construction Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Photo taken on Jan. 25, 2017, shows the Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Sony expects 82.4% drop in net profit on write-down in movie business

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Kenichiro Yoshida, chief financial officer of Sony Corp., briefs reporters on the company's group financial results from April to December last year during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2017.

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-ECOLOGY-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220802) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A zebra passes through the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway animal passage near the Tsavo National Park in Kenya, on Feb. 22, 2017. The Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has just celebrated its fifth anniversary of safe operation. The Mombasa-Nairobi Railway passes through nature reserves such as the Nairobi National Park and Tsavo National Park. In order to reduce the impact on the environment, a series of measures have been taken during the design and construction of the railway such as bypassing the mangroves, which help keep the mangroves flourishing in the last five years. Besides, a total of 14 large wildlife passages and 79 bridges have been set up along the entire railway in consideration of the living habits and migration paths of wild animals. Large animal passages with the height of over 6.5 meters were constructed beneath the track for large animals such as elephants and giraffes to get through. Fences are set up on both sides of the li

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Preparations going well for 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo: OCA

Wei Jizhong (L), honorary life vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia, and Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, attend a press conference in Sapporo on Feb. 2, 2016. Wei said preparations are going well for the Winter Asian Games in Sapporo in February 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspect used Twitter account "hangingpro" to contact suicide wishers

A screen-capture of murder suspect Takahiro Shiraishi's Twitter profile shows him boasting of his knowledge of hanging. The 27-year-old man arrested following the discovery of nine dismembered bodies at his apartment in Zama, near Tokyo, was found to have used a Twitter account with the username "hangingpro" to attract vulnerable people, investigative sources said on Nov. 2, 2017. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE AFTER FEB. 2, 2018)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Competition heats up among Japanese wine producers

Photo taken Feb. 2, 2017 in Komoro, Nagano Prefecture, shows Yasushi Nakane, a former math teacher who moved to Nagano from a Tokyo suburb to launch wine production, attending to grapevines growing in the central Japan city, designated as a special district for wine production. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Art Brut" exhibition in Tokyo to shine light on creating inclusive society

Artists Michiko Matsumoto (L) and Taro Ito pose in front of their respective works at the Studio COOCA gallery in Hiratsuka, west of Tokyo, on Feb. 1, 2017. Their works will be displayed at the March 9-April 2 exhibition "Art Brut? Outsider Art? Or...?" at the Eye of Gyre gallery in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Art Brut" exhibition in Tokyo to shine light on creating inclusive society

Artist Michiko Matsumoto paints her pet cat Hoppe at Studio COOCA in Hiratsuka, west of Tokyo, on Feb. 1, 2017. Her works will be displayed at the March 9-April 2 exhibition "Art Brut? Outsider Art? Or...?" at the Eye of Gyre gallery in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 1st outdoor Legoland theme park to open in April

Photo taken Feb. 2, 2017, shows the entrance to Legoland Japan in Nagoya, the country's first outdoor Legoland theme park, which will open in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 1st outdoor Legoland theme park to open in Nagoya in April

Photo taken Feb. 2, 2017, shows Legoland Japan in Nagoya, the country's first outdoor Legoland theme park, which will open in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. leadership hopeful Carrie Lam pledges to safeguard rule of law

Carrie Lam, the former No. 2 in the Hong Kong government who is running to be the next chief executive of the semiautonomous territory, attends a campaign event in Hong Kong on Feb. 3, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. leadership hopeful Carrie Lam pledges to safeguard rule of law

Carrie Lam, the former No. 2 in the Hong Kong government who is running to be the next chief executive of the semiautonomous territory, attends a campaign event in Hong Kong on Feb. 3, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Otani at Fighters training camp in Arizona

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-designated hitter Shohei Otani stretches at the team's training camp in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 2, 2017. It was widely reported in both Japan and the United States that an ankle injury will keep Otani from pitching for Samurai Japan at the upcoming World Baseball Classic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Urawa Reds beat FC Seoul 5-2 in Asian Champions League

Players of Japan's Urawa Reds celebrate after their 5-2 victory over FC Seoul of South Korea in an Asian Champions League Group F match in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Feb. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Urawa Reds beat FC Seoul 5-2 in Asian Champions League

Yoshiaki Komai of Japan's Urawa Reds scores his side's fifth goal during the first half of an Asian Champions League Group F match against FC Seoul of South Korea in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Feb. 28, 2017. Urawa Reds won 5-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Hamburger beat Cologne 2-0 to advance to German Cup q'finals

Cologne's Yuya Osako (R) tries to hold Luca Waldschmidt of Hamburger SV off the ball during a German Cup match in Hamburg on Feb. 7, 2017. Hamburger won 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Hamburg beat Cologne 2-0 to advance to German Cup q'finals

Cologne's Yuya Osako (13) and Gotoku Sakai of Hamburger SV vie for the ball during the first half of a German Cup match in Hamburg on Feb. 7, 2017. Hamburger SV won 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Hamburg beat Cologne 2-0 to advance to German Cup q'finals

Gotoku Sakai of Hamburger SV slides into a tackle during the second half of the team's 2-0 win at home to Cologne in a German Cup match on Feb. 7, 2017. Hamburg advanced to the quarterfinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 women charged with killing Kim Jong Nam plead not guilty

Photo taken in February 2007 shows Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who was killed at the departure hall of the Kuala Lumpur International budget airline terminal on Feb. 13, 2017 after two women smeared the victim's face with the highly lethal VX agent. The two women charged with the murder of Kim pleaded not guilty in their trial that started in Malaysia on Oct. 2, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Darvish at Rangers spring training

Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish throws at the club's spring training site in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2017. Darvish will pitch in an intra-squad game on March 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kashima Antlers suffer 2-1 defeat in ACL

Kashima Antlers players leave the pitch after suffering a 2-1 defeat away to Thailand's Muangthong United in an Asian Champions League Group E match in Bangkok on Feb. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: WBC bantamweight champ Yamanaka set for title defense vs Carlson

Undefeated WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka (R) of Japan and sixth-ranked Mexican challenger Carlos Carlson pose for photos after attending a signing ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2017, for their title bout on March 2. Yamanaka will defend his belt for the 12th time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kubota to beef up N. America ops to meet 2 tril. yen sales target

Kubota Corp. President Masatoshi Kimata gives an interview to Kyodo News in Osaka on Feb. 24, 2017. The Japanese agricultural and construction machinery maker is aiming to strengthen its North American business in a bid to achieve its group sales target of 2 trillion yen ($17.8 billion) in 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Manchester United beat Southampton 3-2 in EFL Cup final

Maya Yoshida (top) of Southampton tries to beat in the air during the first half of the EFL Cup final match against Manchester United in London on Feb. 26, 2017. Manchester United won 3-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Stuttgart beat Kaiserslautern 2-0

Takuma Asano (C) of Stuttgart controls the ball during the first half of the team's 2-0 win at home to Kaiserslautern in the German Bundesliga second division on Feb. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Stuttgart beat Kaiserslautern 2-0

Takuma Asano (L) of Stuttgart vies for the ball with Marcel Gaus of Kaiserslautern during the second half of the team's 2-0 win at home in the German Bundesliga second division on Feb. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Former world record holder Kipsang wins Tokyo Marathon

Former world record holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men's event at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 26, 2017, with a time of 2 hours, 3 minutes, 58 seconds. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Former world record holder Kipsang wins Tokyo Marathon

Former world record holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya celebrates after winning the men's event at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 26, 2017, with a time of 2 hours, 3 minutes, 58 seconds. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Aoki gets 2 hits in 1st spring training game

Norichika Aoki of the Houston Astros runs to first base on a single off the glove of Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander in the first inning of a spring training game in Lakeland, Florida, on Feb. 25, 2017. Aoki went 2-for-4 in the Tigers' 11-4 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tanaka at Yankees spring training

Masahiro Tanaka throws in the bullpen at the New York Yankees' spring training site in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 21, 2017. Tanaka is scheduled to start in the team's season-opening game on April 2 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tanaka at Yankees spring training

Masahiro Tanaka throws in the bullpen at the New York Yankees' spring training site in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 21, 2017. Tanaka is scheduled to start in the team's season-opening game on April 2 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Kashima Antlers beat Ulsan Hyudai 2-0 in ACL opener

Players of Japan's Kashima Antlers celebrate after their 2-10 victory over South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai in an Asian Champions League Group E match in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Kashima Antlers beat Ulsan Hyudai 2-0 in ACL opener

Yuma Suzuki of Japan's Kashima Antlers celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the second half of an Asian Champions League Group E match against South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2017. Kashima won 2-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo