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US: Crowd Helps Boy Finish National Anthem at Oklahoma Softball Game

An 11-year-old boy broke down in tears while singing the national anthem at a University of Oklahoma softball game on Sunday, May 17. The crowd stepped in to help him finish the song. After the performance, members of the OU softball team embraced him and head coach Patty Gasso offered words of encouragement. Oklahoma went on to beat Michigan 8-1 to advance to the super regional.

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International Children's Day - China

A boy participates in an interactive game with his mother ahead of the International Children's Day at a park in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liang Xu)

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Shakhtar and Dynamo play to 2-2 draw in Lviv

A boy holds a scarf of FC Shakhtar Donetsk on the stands during the 2024/25 Ukrainian Premier League Matchday 26 game against FC Dynamo Kyiv at the Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine, on April 27, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Shakhtar and Dynamo play to 2-2 draw in Lviv

Two boys perform the national anthem during the 2024/25 Ukrainian Premier League Matchday 26 game between FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Shakhtar Donetsk at the Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine, on April 27, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Shakhtar and Dynamo play to 2-2 draw in Lviv

A boy holds a scarf of FC Dynamo Kyiv during the 2024/25 Ukrainian Premier League Matchday 26 game against FC Shakhtar Donetsk at the Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine, on April 27, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Celebration of Easter at St. Sophia of Kyiv

Children in Ukrainian national clothes play with eggs in the garden at the St. Sophia of Kyiv National Conservation Area on Easter, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Yuliia Ovsiannikova/Ukrinform)

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Celebration of Easter at St. Sophia of Kyiv

Children in Ukrainian national clothes play with eggs in the garden at the St. Sophia of Kyiv National Conservation Area on Easter, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Yuliia Ovsiannikova/Ukrinform)

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Dynamo and Zorya play to 2-2 draw in Ukrainian Premier League match in Kyiv

A man carries a boy on his shoulders up the aisle during the 2024/25 VBET Ukrainian Premier League Matchday 21 game between FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Zorya Luhansk at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025.(Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Dynamo beats Karpaty 2-0 in Ukrainian Premier League match

A boy holds a placard asking for a jersey of Dynamos midfielder Andriy Yarmolenko during the 2024/25 VBET Ukrainian Premier League Matchday 18 game against FC Karpaty Lviv at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Duke And Duchess of Sussex At Invictus Games - Vancouver

Prince Harry speaks with a young boy who brought a toy figurine of his likeness for him to autograph, as he and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, watch the U.S. and Nigeria play a wheelchair basketball game during the 2025 Invictus Games, in Vancouver, on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Photo by Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duke Of Sussex Is Asked To Sign A Plastic Toy Of Himself - Vancouver

Prince Harry holds a toy figurine of his likeness that he autographed for a young boy as he and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, watch the U.S. and Nigeria play a wheelchair basketball game during the 2025 Invictus Games, in Vancouver, on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duke Of Sussex Is Asked To Sign A Plastic Toy Of Himself - Vancouver

Prince Harry speaks with a young boy after autographing a toy figurine of his likeness for him as he and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, watch the U.S. and Nigeria play a wheelchair basketball game during the 2025 Invictus Games, in Vancouver, on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duke Of Sussex Is Asked To Sign A Plastic Toy Of Himself - Vancouver

Prince Harry speaks with a young boy after autographing a toy figurine of his likeness for him as he and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, watch the U.S. and Nigeria play a wheelchair basketball game during the 2025 Invictus Games, in Vancouver, on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Rangers vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L) high-fives with a 9-year-old boy who threw the ceremonial first pitch to Yamamoto behind home plate at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles ahead of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers on June 13, 2024.

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Baseball: Rangers vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto catches the ceremonial first pitch thrown out by a 9-year-old boy (18) ahead of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on June 13, 2024.

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Shakhtar Donetsk beat Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 to become Ukraines Premier League champions

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 11, 2024 - Boys shout the 2023/24 Ukrainian Premier League Matchday 28 game between FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Shakhtar Donetsk at the Arena Lviv, Lviv, western Ukraine. The Miners have won the 2023/24 Ukrainian Premier League title early with a seven-point gap and two rounds before the end of the championship due to the goal of Shakhtars midfielder Heorhii Sudakov in the 33rd minute.

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Dynamo Kyiv 5-0 Kolos Kovalivka

KYIV, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - A boy holds a placard during the Ukrainian Premier League Matchday 27 game between FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Kolos Kovalivka at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Dynamo Kyiv 3-0 Veres Rivne

KYIV, UKRAINE - MAY 1, 2024 - A boy holds a scarf of FC Dynamo Kyiv during the Ukrainian Premier League Round 5 game against FC Veres Rivne at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Dynamo Kyiv 3-0 Veres Rivne

KYIV, UKRAINE - MAY 1, 2024 - A senior man holds a little boy while posing for a selfie with a woman during the Ukrainian Premier League Round 5 game between FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Veres Rivne at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION-OPEN (CN)

(240427) -- BEIJING, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy plays a VR game at a science fiction carnival alongside the China Science Fiction Convention (CSFC) 2024 in Beijing, capital of China, April 27, 2024. The CSFC 2024 kicked off Saturday at the Shougang Park in Beijing, with opening ceremony, forums, industry promotional events and film screenings scheduled. A science fiction carnival is also held during this year's convention. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION-OPEN (CN)

(240427) -- BEIJING, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy plays a VR game at a science fiction carnival alongside the China Science Fiction Convention (CSFC) 2024 in Beijing, capital of China, April 27, 2024. The CSFC 2024 kicked off Saturday at the Shougang Park in Beijing, with opening ceremony, forums, industry promotional events and film screenings scheduled. A science fiction carnival is also held during this year's convention. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION-OPEN (CN)

(240427) -- BEIJING, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy plays a car racing game at a science fiction carnival alongside the China Science Fiction Convention (CSFC) 2024 in Beijing, capital of China, April 27, 2024. The CSFC 2024 kicked off Saturday at the Shougang Park in Beijing, with opening ceremony, forums, industry promotional events and film screenings scheduled. A science fiction carnival is also held during this year's convention. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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SLOVENIA-LJUBLJANA-GAME GANG SHOW

(240405) -- LJUBLJANA, April 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy plays a video game during the Game Gang Show in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on April 5, 2024. The three-day Game Gang Show, a gaming, Esports and entertainment technology festival, started here on Friday. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

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Children in frontline Prymorske

PRYMORSKE, UKRAINE - MARCH 20, 2024 - A journalist takes a picture of a boy playing with a stick which he imagines to be an RPG launcher in the frontline village of Prymorske, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Children in frontline Prymorske

PRYMORSKE, UKRAINE - MARCH 20, 2024 - A boy holds a stick as an RPG launcher as another boy digs a pit to imitate a trench in the frontline village of Prymorske, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Children in frontline Prymorske

PRYMORSKE, UKRAINE - MARCH 20, 2024 - A boy holds a stick as an RPG launcher in the frontline village of Prymorske, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Europa League: Benfica vs Rangers

Lisbon, 07/03/2024 - Sport Lisboa e Benfica hosted this evening at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, The Rangers Football Club Limited in the 1st leg game of the Round of 16 of the Europa League 2023/2024, Europa League 2023 /24. boy carries the referee's flaerardo rdo Santos / Global Imagens)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMYAN-FOOTBALL

(230508) -- BAMYAN, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Young people play football in front of the Buddha site in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2023. Millions of kids around the world dream of becoming football legend Lionel Messi, but Afghan boy Amir Husain is not one of them. He has never even seen a live game of the Argentinian national football team. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan children chase football dream despite war, poverty" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMYAN-FOOTBALL

(230508) -- BAMYAN, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Young people play football in front of the Buddha site in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2023. Millions of kids around the world dream of becoming football legend Lionel Messi, but Afghan boy Amir Husain is not one of them. He has never even seen a live game of the Argentinian national football team. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan children chase football dream despite war, poverty" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMYAN-FOOTBALL

(230508) -- BAMYAN, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan boy plays football in front of the Buddha site in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2023. Millions of kids around the world dream of becoming football legend Lionel Messi, but Afghan boy Amir Husain is not one of them. He has never even seen a live game of the Argentinian national football team. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan children chase football dream despite war, poverty" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMYAN-FOOTBALL

(230508) -- BAMYAN, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Young people play football in front of the Buddha site in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2023. Millions of kids around the world dream of becoming football legend Lionel Messi, but Afghan boy Amir Husain is not one of them. He has never even seen a live game of the Argentinian national football team. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan children chase football dream despite war, poverty" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-SPRING FESTIVAL-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240204) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy plays Touhu game, or pitch-pot game, an ancient entertainment that requires players to throw arrows from a set distance into a pot, during an event celebrating the upcoming Chinese New Year at the Temple Street in south China's Hong Kong, Feb. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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Ukraine 1-1 England in EURO 2024 qualifier in Wroclaw

WROCLAW, POLAND - SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 - A boy waves a miniature Ukrainian flag during the UEFA EURO 2024 Qualifying Round Matchday 5 Group C game between Ukraine and England at the Tarczynski Arena, Wroclaw, Poland.

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-WENCHANG-VILLAGE VOLLEYBALL (CN)

(230817) -- HAIKOU, Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy cheers for his team during a village volleyball match in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 13, 2023. The 2023 Hainan Wenchang volleyball league, also known as the village volleyball, has concluded in Wenchang recently. The month-long league featured 20 men's teams from Wenchang, Haikou, Qionghai and Chengmai. Many players are fishermen, farmers and vendors. The league has attracted a total of 485,800 spectators and generated a revenue of 280 million yuan in travel and tourism. With a rich history in volleyball, Wenchang boasts over 600 volleyball courts and has seen the game rising in popularity among its residents. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-MUSEUM-NIGHT FAIR(CN)

(230722) -- SHANGHAI, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy takes part in a traditional tug-of-war game at a night fair at Minhang Museum of Shanghai in east China to experience the traditional Mongolian custom, July 21, 2023. The night fair was held on the sidelines of an exhibition featuring bronze ware from the city of Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)

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Baseball: Angels vs. Rangers

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Angels hands his protective gear to a ball boy after drawing a walk during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on June 15, 2023.

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Baseball: Mariners vs. Angels

Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Angels has a ball boy help him put on a "kabuto" warrior helmet after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on June 9, 2023.

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Afghan children chase football dream despite war, poverty

STORY: Afghan children chase football dream despite war, poverty DATELINE: May 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:10 LOCATION: BAMYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of Afghan childre playing football 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): AMIR HUSSAIN, Afghan boy 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): TAZAHIR, Afghan boy 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): AHMAD BEHZAD, Provincial directorate of Physical Education and Sport in Bamyan STORYLINE: Millions of kids around the world dream of becoming football legend Lionel Messi, but Afghan boy Amir Hussain is not one of them. He has never even seen a live game of the Argentinian national football team. Hussain, 14, lives in central Afghanistan's Bamyan Valley where the famous Buddhas of Bamyan stand. Although the old-fashioned TVs, which have been used for several years there, can receive sports channels, few children in the village have the chance to stay up all night watching a football match. Despite the setback, Hussain's determination remained unshakable. At a small flat ground near his

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMYAN-FOOTBALL

(230508) -- BAMYAN, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Young people play football in front of the Buddha site in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2023. Millions of kids around the world dream of becoming football legend Lionel Messi, but Afghan boy Amir Husain is not one of them. He has never even seen a live game of the Argentinian national football team. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan children chase football dream despite war, poverty" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMYAN-FOOTBALL

(230508) -- BAMYAN, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Young people play football in front of the Buddha site in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2023. Millions of kids around the world dream of becoming football legend Lionel Messi, but Afghan boy Amir Husain is not one of them. He has never even seen a live game of the Argentinian national football team. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan children chase football dream despite war, poverty" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMYAN-FOOTBALL

(230508) -- BAMYAN, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Young people play football in front of the Buddha site in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2023. Millions of kids around the world dream of becoming football legend Lionel Messi, but Afghan boy Amir Husain is not one of them. He has never even seen a live game of the Argentinian national football team. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan children chase football dream despite war, poverty" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMYAN-FOOTBALL

(230508) -- BAMYAN, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan boy plays football in front of the Buddha site in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2023. Millions of kids around the world dream of becoming football legend Lionel Messi, but Afghan boy Amir Husain is not one of them. He has never even seen a live game of the Argentinian national football team. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan children chase football dream despite war, poverty" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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U.S.-TEXAS-DALLAS-EARTH DAY-EARTHX2023

(230421) -- DALLAS (U.S.), April 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy plays a game related to recycling at the Earthx2023 in Dallas, Texas, the United States, on April 21, 2023. The Earthx2023, an Earth Day event, kicked off here on Friday, highlighting a wide range of environmental and sustainability-related topics. (Photo by Dan Tian/Xinhua)

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Royals fans enthusiastic ahead of World Series 2nd game

KANSAS CITY, United States - A boy shows the back of his head shaved with the Kansas City Royals emblem prior to the second game of the World Series against the San Francisco Giants in Kansas City, the United States, on Oct. 22, 2014. The Royals lost 7-1 in the first game the previous day.

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Boy holds 'World Cup' at Arena Corinthians

SAO PAULO, Brazil - A boy holds an imitation of the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, the venue for the opening game of the World Cup finals in Brazil, on June 11, 2014.

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Matsui encourages children from quake-hit area

KYOTO, Japan - Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui (R) plays with a boy evacuated from quake-hit Fukushima Prefecture during a soccer game in Kyoto on March 25, 2011. Matsui, who plays for Grenoble in the French second division, returned to Japan to participate in a quake-relief charity match between the Japan national team and a J-League select side in Osaka on March 29.

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Baseball player Kimura's passing mourned

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara hugs deceased coach Takuya Kimura's son, Koki, at Tokyo Dome on April 24, 2010. The 10-year-old boy threw the ceremonial first pitch at a memorial game designated by the club for Kimura, who died suddenly aged 37 three weeks earlier.

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Japanese boy invited to Chicago-N.Y. baseball game

CHICAGO, United States - Takuya Matsumoto (C), a 13-year-old Japanese boy who underwent a heart transplant at a Chicago hospital in April, shakes hands with New York Yankees' outfielder Hideki Matsui. Takuya was invited to a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Yankees at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on June 6 by White Sox infielder Tadahito Iguchi (R).

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Nintendo to launch tiny Game Boy micro this fall

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. said Aug. 18 it will launch tiny game gadget ''Game Boy micro'' (shown in handout photo) in Japan and overseas this fall targeting customers in their 20s to 40s. The company expects global sales of 4 million units by next March after starting the sales on Sept. 13 in Japan, on Sept. 19 in the United States and on Nov. 4 in European countries.

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Mets' Matsui attends charity meeting

NEW YORK, United States - New York Mets shortstop Kazuo Matsui shakes hands with a boy at a charity signing at Shea Stadium ahead of a game against the Houston Astros. Matsui was out of the game due to a backache.