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General election in Japan

General election in Japan

A bus serving as a polling station is parked near temporary housing for people affected by the January 2024 earthquake in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2025, for early voting for the Feb. 8 general election.

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General election in Japan

General election in Japan

A bus serving as a polling station is parked near temporary housing for people affected by the January 2024 earthquake in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2025, for early voting for the Feb. 8 general election.

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Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Combined photo taken on Sept. 8, 2024, and in July 2022, respectively, shows professional shogi players in the women's category Tomoka Nishiyama (L) and Kana Fukuma. Nishiyama defended her Osho women's title as her competitor Fukuma withdrew from the third match of a best-of-three series due to ill health on Oct. 29, 2024. Fukuma earlier said she would be sidelined from competition between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

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White Nile State Cholera Outbreak - Sudan

White Nile State Cholera Outbreak - Sudan

In this handout photo, a woman cares for her child at the paediatric section of a cholera treatment center, in Kosti, White Nile State, Sudan, March 7, 2025. At least 92 people have died from cholera in Sudan's White Nile State over the past two weeks, the non-governmental medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced on Friday. From Feb. 20 to March 5, "a total of 2,718 cases have been admitted to the Ministry of Health cholera treatment center at Kosti Teaching Hospital, supported by the MSF," the group said in a statement. in Kosti, Sudan, on March 8, 2025. Handout photo by Doctors Without Borders via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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White Nile State Cholera Outbreak - Sudan

White Nile State Cholera Outbreak - Sudan

In this handout photo, medical workers work at the triage section of a cholera treatment center, in Kosti, White Nile State, Sudan, March 7, 2025. At least 92 people have died from cholera in Sudan's White Nile State over the past two weeks, the non-governmental medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced on Friday. From Feb. 20 to March 5, "a total of 2,718 cases have been admitted to the Ministry of Health cholera treatment center at Kosti Teaching Hospital, supported by the MSF," the group said in a statement. in Kosti, Sudan, on March 8, 2025. Handout photo by Doctors Without Borders via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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White Nile State Cholera Outbreak - Sudan

White Nile State Cholera Outbreak - Sudan

In this handout photo, a woman and her child are seen at the dedicated section for paediatric and maternity ward of a cholera treatment center, in Kosti, White Nile State, Sudan, March 7, 2025. At least 92 people have died from cholera in Sudan's White Nile State over the past two weeks, the non-governmental medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced on Friday. From Feb. 20 to March 5, "a total of 2,718 cases have been admitted to the Ministry of Health cholera treatment center at Kosti Teaching Hospital, supported by the MSF," the group said in a statement. in Kosti, Sudan, on March 8, 2025. Handout photo by Doctors Without Borders via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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White Nile State Cholera Outbreak - Sudan

White Nile State Cholera Outbreak - Sudan

In this handout photo, a patient waits for doctor's assessment at the triage ward of a cholera treatment center, in Kosti, White Nile State, Sudan, March 7, 2025. At least 92 people have died from cholera in Sudan's White Nile State over the past two weeks, the non-governmental medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced on Friday. From Feb. 20 to March 5, "a total of 2,718 cases have been admitted to the Ministry of Health cholera treatment center at Kosti Teaching Hospital, supported by the MSF," the group said in a statement. in Kosti, Sudan, on March 8, 2025. Handout photo by Doctors Without Borders via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

A pedestrian is seen on a snow-covered path in Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 8. 2025, following heavy snowfall.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

A person removes snow in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025, following heavy snowfall.

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Snow-covered castle in Japan

Snow-covered castle in Japan

Matsue Castle is covered with snow in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

Pedestrians walk on a snow-covered path in Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2025, following heavy snowfall.

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SWEDEN CROSS COUNTRY WORLD CUP

SWEDEN CROSS COUNTRY WORLD CUP

FALUN, SWEDEN 20250216Pål Golberg (#10), Norway, Mathis Desloges (#8), France, and Gus Schumacher (#11), USA, in action at the start of the Men's Mass Start 20 km Free during the FIS Cross-Country World Cup event in Falun, Sweden, on Feb. 16. 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

GLENDALE, United States, Feb. 8 Kyodo - Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers plays catch during a workout at the team's spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2025. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Boat-racing festival for good haul

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Feb. 9 Kyodo - Youths participate in a boat-racing event in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025, as part of Minato shrine's annual festival to pray for a good haul and business success. (Kyodo)

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Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Citizens pass movie posters at a cinema in Chongqing, China, Feb. 8, 2025. As of Feb 10, the box office of new films during the Spring Festival in 2025 (including on-demand screenings and pre-orders) has exceeded 14 billion yuan ?, breaking the highest box office record in Chinese film history.

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Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Citizens pass movie posters at a cinema in Chongqing, China, Feb. 8, 2025. As of Feb 10, the box office of new films during the Spring Festival in 2025 (including on-demand screenings and pre-orders) has exceeded 14 billion yuan ?, breaking the highest box office record in Chinese film history.

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Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Citizens pass movie posters at a cinema in Chongqing, China, Feb. 8, 2025. As of Feb 10, the box office of new films during the Spring Festival in 2025 (including on-demand screenings and pre-orders) has exceeded 14 billion yuan ?, breaking the highest box office record in Chinese film history.

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Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Citizens pass movie posters at a cinema in Chongqing, China, Feb. 8, 2025. As of Feb 10, the box office of new films during the Spring Festival in 2025 (including on-demand screenings and pre-orders) has exceeded 14 billion yuan ?, breaking the highest box office record in Chinese film history.

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Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Citizens pass movie posters at a cinema in Chongqing, China, Feb. 8, 2025. As of Feb 10, the box office of new films during the Spring Festival in 2025 (including on-demand screenings and pre-orders) has exceeded 14 billion yuan ?, breaking the highest box office record in Chinese film history.

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Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Citizens pass movie posters at a cinema in Chongqing, China, Feb. 8, 2025. As of Feb 10, the box office of new films during the Spring Festival in 2025 (including on-demand screenings and pre-orders) has exceeded 14 billion yuan ?, breaking the highest box office record in Chinese film history.

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Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Citizens pass movie posters at a cinema in Chongqing, China, Feb. 8, 2025. As of Feb 10, the box office of new films during the Spring Festival in 2025 (including on-demand screenings and pre-orders) has exceeded 14 billion yuan ?, breaking the highest box office record in Chinese film history.

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Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Chinese Lunar New Year Films Box Office Reach 14 Billion Yuan in 2025

Citizens pass movie posters at a cinema in Chongqing, China, Feb. 8, 2025. As of Feb 10, the box office of new films during the Spring Festival in 2025 (including on-demand screenings and pre-orders) has exceeded 14 billion yuan ?, breaking the highest box office record in Chinese film history.

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

Staff members work at an emergency command center in Jinping Village, Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 8, 2025. Photo by Chen Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

Staff members work at an emergency command center in Jinping Village, Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 8, 2025. 29 people remain missing after a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday, according to a press conference held early Sunday morning. The number of the missing people is still being verified. As of now, the landslide is still ongoing. The landslide occurred at about 11:50 a.m. in Jinping Village, Junlian County in the city of Yibin. Photo by Chen Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Released Hostage Arrives At A Medical Center - Israel

Released Hostage Arrives At A Medical Center - Israel

A helicopter carrying a released hostage arrives at a medical center in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Feb. 8, 2025. Israel and Hamas on Saturday completed the fifth prisoner-for-hostage swap under the first phase of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. Three Israeli hostages previously held by Hamas were transferred on Saturday from central Gaza to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency and crossed the border into Israel, the IDF said in a statement. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/aBACAPRESS.COM

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Released Hostage Arrives At A Medical Center - Israel

Released Hostage Arrives At A Medical Center - Israel

A helicopter carrying a released hostage arrives at a medical center in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Feb. 8, 2025. Israel and Hamas on Saturday completed the fifth prisoner-for-hostage swap under the first phase of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. Three Israeli hostages previously held by Hamas were transferred on Saturday from central Gaza to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency and crossed the border into Israel, the IDF said in a statement. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/aBACAPRESS.COM

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Released Hostage Arrives At A Medical Center - Israel

Released Hostage Arrives At A Medical Center - Israel

A helicopter carrying a released hostage arrives at a medical center in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Feb. 8, 2025. Israel and Hamas on Saturday completed the fifth prisoner-for-hostage swap under the first phase of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. Three Israeli hostages previously held by Hamas were transferred on Saturday from central Gaza to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency and crossed the border into Israel, the IDF said in a statement. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/aBACAPRESS.COM

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Released Hostage Arrives At A Medical Center - Israel

Released Hostage Arrives At A Medical Center - Israel

A helicopter carrying a released hostage arrives at a medical center in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Feb. 8, 2025. Israel and Hamas on Saturday completed the fifth prisoner-for-hostage swap under the first phase of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. Three Israeli hostages previously held by Hamas were transferred on Saturday from central Gaza to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency and crossed the border into Israel, the IDF said in a statement. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/aBACAPRESS.COM

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Released Hostage Arrives At A Medical Center - Israel

Released Hostage Arrives At A Medical Center - Israel

Relatives of the hostage hug each other when a helicopter carrying a released hostage arrives at a medical center in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Feb. 8, 2025. Israel and Hamas on Saturday completed the fifth prisoner-for-hostage swap under the first phase of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. Three Israeli hostages previously held by Hamas were transferred on Saturday from central Gaza to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency and crossed the border into Israel, the IDF said in a statement. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/aBACAPRESS.COM

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Golf: Phoenix Open

Golf: Phoenix Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan is pictured after finishing the third round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament on Feb. 8, 2025, at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Golf: Phoenix Open

Golf: Phoenix Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the ninth hole in the third round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament on Feb. 8, 2025, at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Golf: Phoenix Open

Golf: Phoenix Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the 16th tee in the third round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament on Feb. 8, 2025, at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Japanese woman killed in Hungary

Japanese woman killed in Hungary

People hold a memorial gathering on Feb. 8, 2025, in front of an apartment in Budapest where the charred body of a Japanese woman was found on Jan. 29. Her Irish ex-husband has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her.

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Japanese woman killed in Hungary

Japanese woman killed in Hungary

People pray on Feb. 8, 2025, in front of an apartment in Budapest where the charred body of a Japanese woman was found on Jan. 29. Her Irish ex-husband has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her.

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Golf: Phoenix Open

Golf: Phoenix Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits out of a bunker on the 12th hole in the third round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament on Feb. 8, 2025, at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Golf: Phoenix Open

Golf: Phoenix Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan makes a birdie putt on the 13th hole in the third round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament on Feb. 8, 2025, at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

People walk on a snow-covered road in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

Vehicles are covered with snow in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

Photo taken Feb. 8, 2025, shows a road in the snow-covered central Japan city of Suzu -- hit by a powerful earthquake and torrential rain the previous year -- in Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

A snowplow removes snow on Feb. 8, 2025, in the central Japan city of Suzu -- hit by a powerful earthquake and torrential rain the previous year -- in Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

A snowplow removes snow on Feb. 8, 2025, in the central Japan city of Suzu -- hit by a powerful earthquake and torrential rain the previous year -- in Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

Photo shows snow-covered Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

Photo shows snow-covered Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Boat-racing festival for good haul

Boat-racing festival for good haul

Youths participate in a boat-racing event in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025, as part of Minato shrine's annual festival to pray for a good haul and business success.

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Boat-racing festival for good haul

Boat-racing festival for good haul

Youths participate in a boat-racing event in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025, as part of Minato shrine's annual festival to pray for a good haul and business success.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers tightens a glove lace during a workout at the team's spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers smiles during a workout at the team's spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Nobel-winning Nihon Hidankyo co-chair at anti-nuke event

Nobel-winning Nihon Hidankyo co-chair at anti-nuke event

Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, speaks at an anti-nuclear weapons event in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Nobel-winning Nihon Hidankyo co-chair at anti-nuke event

Nobel-winning Nihon Hidankyo co-chair at anti-nuke event

Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, speaks at an anti-nuclear weapons event in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Nobel-winning Nihon Hidankyo co-chair at anti-nuke event

Nobel-winning Nihon Hidankyo co-chair at anti-nuke event

Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, speaks at an anti-nuclear weapons event in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2025.

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