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Luxor balloon accident

LUXOR, Egypt - Officials from countries concerned attend a memorial service at the site of a fatal hot air balloon accident in Luxor, Egypt, on March 1, 2013. Nineteen foreign tourists were killed in the Feb. 26, 2013, accident.

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Luxor balloon accident

LUXOR, Egypt - Kenji Enoshita (C), a counselor at the Japanese Embassy in Egypt, offers flowers as officials from countries concerned attend a memorial service at the site of a fatal hot air balloon accident in Luxor, Egypt, on March 1, 2013. Nineteen foreign tourists were killed in the Feb. 26, 2013, accident.

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New Marubeni president

TOKYO, Japan - Marubeni Corp. President Teruo Asada (L) and Senior Executive Vice President Fumiya Kokubu shake hands in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2013, as the major Japanese trading house said that it will promote Kokubu to president on April 1, 2013.

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New Marubeni president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Marubeni Corp. Senior Executive Vice President Fumiya Kokubu. The major Japanese trading house said on Feb. 19, 2013, that it will promote Kokubu to president on April 1, 2013.

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Survivors of Kobe, Niigata disasters help Tohoku quake victims

SENDAI, Japan - Ikumi Kitamura looks at hand-dyed products on Feb. 1, 2013 at a craft center set up in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, to create jobs for residents who evacuated the prefectural town of Tomioka due to radiation fears in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Film about quake-hit elderly man

SENDAI, Japan - Film director Kaoru Ikeya speaks at the preview in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2013, of his work "Senzoninaru" (becoming an ancestor), with the English title "Roots." The movie is a documentary film about an elderly man who lost his home to the massive tsunami following the March 2011 earthquake and eventually succeeded in building a new home in the same neighborhood.

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Grand Central's 100th anniversary

NEW YORK, United States - An event is held at Grand Central Terminal in New York on Feb. 1, 2013, to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The terminal is colloquially called Grand Central Station.

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Grand Central's 100th anniversary

NEW YORK, United States - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg attends an event at Grand Central Terminal in New York on Feb. 1, 2013, to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The terminal is colloquially called Grand Central Station.

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Japan eases import restrictions on U.S. beef

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. beef is sold at a discount price in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Feb. 1, 2013. Japan the same day eased beef import restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of mad cow disease, paving the way for increased beef imports from countries such as the United States.

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Sharp President Okuda

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Takashi Okuda attends a press conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Feb. 1, 2013, on the company's earnings for the October-December period. The struggling electronics maker posted a group operating profit of 2.6 billion yen during the quarter, returning to the black for the first time in five quarters, due partly to the improvement of its liquid crystal display business as well as restructuring efforts.

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Cambodia bids farewell to former King Sihanouk

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A special vehicle (front) carrying the casket of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk proceeds in central Phnom Penh on Feb. 1, 2013. Cambodia began its final farewell to Sihanouk, who died in October 2012 at the age of 89, with his casket carried on a float through the streets of the capital in a 6-kilometer funeral procession.

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Cambodia bids farewell to former King Sihanouk

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A special vehicle carrying the casket of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk proceeds in central Phnom Penh on Feb. 1, 2013. Cambodia began its final farewell to Sihanouk, who died in October 2012 at the age of 89, with his casket carried on a float through the streets of the capital in a 6-kilometer funeral procession.

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U.S. defense official Lippert in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Mark Lippert, U.S. assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs, holds a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2013. Lippert attended a meeting held in Tokyo the previous day by foreign affairs and defense officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea over North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

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Lion King characters throw beans in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Performers from Shiki Theatre Co.'s musical "The Lion King" participate in an annual bean-throwing event atop Tsutenkaku tower in Osaka's Naniwa Ward, western Japan, on Feb. 1, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and welcome good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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Whale shark blood sampling

OSAKA, Japan - A diver draws blood from whale shark Yu-chan for a health check, in a large tank at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in Osaka's Minato Ward on Feb. 1, 2013.

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Whale shark blood sampling

OSAKA, Japan - A diver draws blood from whale shark Yu-chan for a health check, in a large tank at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in Osaka's Minato Ward on Feb. 1, 2013.

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New shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - A new N700A bullet train enters a platform at JR Tokyo Station on Feb. 1, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. gave a ride for reporters before the train's launch on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line on Feb. 8.

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Japanese eel designated as species at risk of extinction

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese eels. The Environment Ministry on Feb. 1, 2013, designated the Japanese eel as a species at risk of extinction on its non-legally binding red list of endangered freshwater and brackish water fish.

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New shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a logo on the body of a new N700A bullet train at JR Tokyo Station on Feb. 1, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. gave a ride for reporters before the train's launch on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line on Feb. 8.