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US: Dangerous Lake-Effect Snowstorm Threatens Midwest and Great Lakes 4

A powerful winter storm, fueled by lake-effect snow, is sweeping the Midwest and Great Lakes, bringing heavy snowfall and dangerous travel conditions.

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US: Large Fire Erupts in Chicago’s Albany Park Neighborhood

Chicago firefighters rushed to a large blaze in a three-story residential building on the 5000 block of Troy Street, near North Park University in the city’s Albany Park neighborhood, shutting down several surrounding streets on Tuesday afternoon, November 4. No injuries were reported.

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) GOLD BEACH - REMAINS OF THE ALLIED ARTIFICIAL PORT B (FOR BRITISH) AT ARROMANCHES LES BAINS. MULBERRY HARBOUR WAS BUILT TO SUPPLY THE ALLIED ARMIES IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE NORMANDY LANDINGS. IN FACT, TWO PORTS WERE ASSEMBLED OFF THE BEACHES OF CALVADOS, BUT ONLY THE ONE AT ARROMANCHES WAS TO BECOME OPERATIONAL, THE SECOND OFF OMAHA BEACH BEING DESTROYED BY A STORM ON 19 JUNE 1944. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PORT MEANT THAT THE ALLIES DID NOT HAVE TO TAKE A DEEP-WATER PORT DIRECTLY. MULBERRY HARBOUR WAS MADE UP OF SEVERAL LARGE ELEMENTS PREFABRICATED IN ENGLAND, TRANSPORTED AND ASSEMBLED ON THE NORMANDY COAST. THIS ARTIFICIAL PORT HAS OFTEN BEEN CREDITED WITH THE SUCCESS OF THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY AND PRESENTED AS AN EXAMPLE OF LOGISTICAL AND MILITARY GENIUS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australia: Gold Coast Dogs Play in Floodwater After Cyclone Alfred

These dogs in the Gold Coast were making the most of the floodwaters left behind by former Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Tuesday, March 11, splashing around in the water. Alfred made landfall north of Brisbane on Saturday night, March 7, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and flash flooding across Queensland.

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Australia: TC Alfred Brings Rain and Winds Ahead of Anticipated Landfall 5

Winds picked up and rain started falling on the east coast of Australia on Thursday, March 6 as Tropical Cyclone Alfred got closer to the region.

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Australia: TC Alfred Brings Rain and Winds Ahead of Anticipated Landfall 2

Winds picked up and rain started falling on the east coast of Australia on Thursday, March 6 as Tropical Cyclone Alfred got closer to the region.

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Australia: Empty Shelves at Supermarkets as Cyclone Alfred Approaches 2

Residents flocked to supermarkets to stock up on essentials as Cyclone Alfred approached. The category two cyclone is expected to make landfall late Thursday night, March 6, or early Friday morning. This video filmed on Tuesday, showing empty shelves of toilet paper at a store in Brisbane.

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Australia: Empty Shelves at Supermarkets as Cyclone Alfred Approaches

Residents flocked to supermarkets to stock up on essentials as Cyclone Alfred approached. The category two cyclone is expected to make landfall late Thursday night, March 6, or early Friday morning. This video filmed on Tuesday, showing empty shelves of toilet paper at a store in Brisbane.

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Ghanaian high jumper Yeboah claims gold at 13th African Games

STORY: Ghanaian high jumper Yeboah claims gold at 13th African Games SHOOTING TIME: March 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ghanaian high jumper Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah 2. various of high jumpers Fatoumata Balley, Darina Hadil Rezik 3. various of Ghanaian high jumper Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah STORYLINE: Ghana's Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah put up an inspiring performance at the 13th African Games in the Ghanaian capital of Accra late Tuesday to defend her African Games women's high jump gold title. Yeboah, 22, who first won the high jump gold during the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco, delighted the home crowd with her jumps, clearing 1.90 meters to retain her gold title. The Ghanaian high jumper, also a student at the University of Cape Coast, thus surpassed her previous record of 1.84 meters. Picking up the silver medal was Fatoumata Balley of the Republic of Guinea, who jumped 1.81 meters, with the bronze falling to Algerian D

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NEW ZEALAND-ROSS-CHINESE GOLD MINERS MEMORIAL GARDEN-OPENING

(230429) -- ROSS, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2023 shows a view of the Ross Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden in the township of Ross, New Zealand. The Ross Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden was officially opened on Saturday on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island to commemorate the contribution of the early Chinese gold miners to the local community. TO GO WITH "Chinese gold miners memorial garden opens in New Zealand" (Photo by Walter/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-ROSS-CHINESE GOLD MINERS MEMORIAL GARDEN-OPENING

(230429) -- ROSS, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2023 shows a view of the Ross Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden in the township of Ross, New Zealand. The Ross Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden was officially opened on Saturday on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island to commemorate the contribution of the early Chinese gold miners to the local community. TO GO WITH "Chinese gold miners memorial garden opens in New Zealand" (Photo by Walter/Xinhua)

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China's goalkeeper vows to protect team at FIFA Women's World Cup

STORY: China's goalkeeper vows to protect team at FIFA Women's World Cup DATELINE: July 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: ADELAIDE, Australia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese national team in training 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU YU, Chinese goalkeeper STORYLINE: Chinese goalkeeper Zhu Yu hopes to contribute to the national team's success in her first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup, which begins next week. Zhu played a crucial role in the team's Asian Cup victory last year, earning the best goalkeeper award. The Chinese team, who reached the round of 16 in the 2019 World Cup, arrived in Gold Coast on Wednesday for a warm-up match against Brazil. Brazil is currently ranked eighth in the world, six places higher than China. Before departing from the team's base camp in Adelaide, Zhu, who is set to make her World Cup debut, expressed her excitement in an interview with Xinhua on Tuesday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU YU, Chinese goalkeeper "When it comes to playing football, the World Cup mea

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China defender Chen aims for best form for FIFA Women's World Cup

STORY: China defender Chen aims for best form for FIFA Women's World Cup DATELINE: July 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: ADELAIDE, Australia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the training session in Adelaide 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN QIAOZHU, Chinese footballer STORYLINE: China defender Chen Qiaozhu said on Tuesday that she hoped to reach top form through warm-up matches before the FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off next week. On a sunny and warm afternoon, the Chinese team continued their training in Ellis Park in Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. The Chinese team, which reached the round of 16 at the 2019 World Cup, will fly to Gold Coast on Wednesday for a warm-up match against Brazil, which is currently ranked eighth in the world, six places higher than China. Chen, who is set to make her World Cup debut, told Xinhua that it was her childhood dream come true. "In my memory, it is a very, very big competition. I never thought I can one day compete in it when I sta

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NEW ZEALAND-ROSS-CHINESE GOLD MINERS MEMORIAL GARDEN-OPENING

(230429) -- ROSS, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2023 shows a view of the Ross Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden in the township of Ross, New Zealand. The Ross Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden was officially opened on Saturday on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island to commemorate the contribution of the early Chinese gold miners to the local community. TO GO WITH "Chinese gold miners memorial garden opens in New Zealand" (Photo by Walter/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-ROSS-CHINESE GOLD MINERS MEMORIAL GARDEN-OPENING

(230429) -- ROSS, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2023 shows a view of the Ross Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden in the township of Ross, New Zealand. The Ross Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden was officially opened on Saturday on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island to commemorate the contribution of the early Chinese gold miners to the local community. TO GO WITH "Chinese gold miners memorial garden opens in New Zealand" (Photo by Walter/Xinhua)

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Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden opens in New Zealand

STORY: Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden opens in New Zealand DATELINE: April 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the Ross Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden 2. various of Chinese Consul General in Christchurch He Ying speaking 3. various of Westland Mayor Helen Lash speaking 4. various of President of New Zealand History & Culture Association Steven Wong speaking 5. various of the opening ceremony of the Ross Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden 6. various of the Ross Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden STORYLINE: The Ross Chinese Gold Miners Memorial Garden was officially opened on Saturday on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island to commemorate the contribution of the early Chinese gold miners to the local community. The memorial garden was completed after more than 10 years of preparation and nearly six years of construction. Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Wang Xiaolong, Chinese Consul General in Christchurch He

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Chinese cultural elements shine as Southern California embraces Lunar New Year

STORY: Chinese cultural elements shine as Southern California embraces Lunar New Year DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of display of Chinese tradition and culture to embrace the Year of the Rabbit in South Coast Plaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PRESTON ANTONINI, Vice president and general manager of Bloomingdale's at South Coast Plaza 3. various of LIULI artwork collections 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LILY YEH, General manager at LIULI Crystal Art USA STORYLINE: A 15-feet-tall rabbit showered by hundreds of lucky lanterns and whimsical hanging orbs sits on top of a garden full of gold coins and ingots at the center of South Coast Plaza, signifying the arrival of the Chinese Lunar New Year, good luck and prosperity. Located in Costa Mesa in Southern California, the largest shopping mall on the West Coast of the United States has created a stunning display of Chinese tradition and culture to embrace the Year of the Rabbit, featuring lio

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Seto tops in men's 200 butterfly

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japan's Daiya Seto wins the gold medal in the men's 200 meters butterfly at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, on the first day of competition at the Pan Pacific Championships in Gold Coast, Australia, on Aug. 21, 2014. Seto touched the wall in 1:54.92.

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Irie wins gold medal in men's 100 backstroke

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japan's Ryosuke Irie wins the gold medal in the men's 100 meters backstroke at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, on the first day of competition at the Pan Pacific Championships in Gold Coast, Australia, on Aug. 21, 2014. Irie, the London Olympics bronze medalist, posted a time of 53.02 seconds.

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Gold Coast Marathon

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japan's Yuki Kawauchi crosses the finishing line to win the Gold Coast Marathon in Queensland, Australia, on July 7, 2013. Kawauchi finished in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 1 second, matching the meet record.

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Gold Coast Marathon

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japan's Yuki Kawauchi celebrates after winning the Gold Coast Marathon in Queensland, Australia, on July 7, 2013. Kawauchi finished in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 1 second, matching the meet record.

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Katherine Hull wins ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament

GOLD COAST, Australia - Australia's Katherine Hull poses with the winner's trophy after her victory at the ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament at RACV Royal Pines Resort, Australia, on Feb. 8.

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Budget airline Jetstar launches Tokyo-Australia flights

NARITA, Japan - The first flight of Australian budget airline Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd. arrives at New Tokyo International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, from Cairns on Dec. 18. Jetstar will operate 19 direct flights between the two countries, offering daily flights between Narita and Cairns, and five flights between Narita and the Gold Coast each week.

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Farm ministers end WTO talks in Australia

GOLD COAST, Australia - (From L to R) Japanese farm minister Mineichi Iwanaga, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, Canadian farm minister Andy Mitchell, EU Commissioner for Agriculture Mariann Fischer Boel, and Australian farm minister Peter McGauran chat after ending their talks on a multilateral trade agreement in Australia's Gold Coast on Aug. 21.

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Miyazato finishes 2nd at ANZ Ladies Masters

GOLD COAST, Australia - Ai Miyazato of Japan smiles during a press conference after coming in second in the ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament at the Royal Pines Resort on Feb. 27.

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(1)Miyazato holds on to lead midway through ANZ Ladies

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japanese teenager Ai Miyazato appears confident before the start of the second day of the ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament in Australia on Feb. 25. She shot a second-round 4-under-par 68 to maintain the overnight lead.

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(3)Miyazato holds on to lead midway through ANZ Ladies

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japanese teenager Ai Miyazato followed up a record-equaling 63 with a second-round 4-under-par 68 on Feb. 25 to maintain the overnight lead at the ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament.

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(2)Miyazato holds on to lead midway through ANZ Ladies

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japanese teenager Ai Miyazato tees off to begin the second day of the ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament in Australia on Feb. 25. She shot a second-round 4-under-par 68 to maintain the overnight lead.

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Australia's diverse genetic koala to help save local population

STORY: Australia's diverse genetic koala to help save local population DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:55 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the koala 2. SOUNDBITE (English): STEVEN JOHNSTON, Associate Professor, University of Queensland's School of Agriculture and Food Sciences STORYLINE: A koala with diverse genetics could turn around the fate of endangered koala colonies along Australia's east coast, researchers from the Living Koala Genome Bank pilot program said. Jagger is the first koala to be bred as part of the pilot program, led by the University of Queensland, and was introduced to the public on Tuesday. The koala has been released into a colony at a conservation park on the Gold Coast, with the hope to improve the genetic diversity of the population in the long term. Researchers said as Jagger is now in a new wild population, it will bring new genetics into that population to help improve the genetic makeup of the population that researche

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Tracee Ellis Ross

Actress Tracee Ellis Ross wearing an outfit by Gucci arrives at the 10th Annual LACMA Art + Film Gala 2021 held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 6, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/NurPhoto) (Credit:Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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(2)Miyazato holds on to lead midway through ANZ Ladies

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japanese teenager Ai Miyazato tees off to begin the second day of the ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament in Australia on Feb. 25. She shot a second-round 4-under-par 68 to maintain the overnight lead. (Kyodo)

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(1)Miyazato holds on to lead midway through ANZ Ladies

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japanese teenager Ai Miyazato appears confident before the start of the second day of the ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament in Australia on Feb. 25. She shot a second-round 4-under-par 68 to maintain the overnight lead. (Kyodo)

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Miyazato finishes 2nd at ANZ Ladies Masters

GOLD COAST, Australia - Ai Miyazato of Japan smiles during a press conference after coming in second in the ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament at the Royal Pines Resort on Feb. 27. (Kyodo)

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Farm ministers end WTO talks in Australia

GOLD COAST, Australia - (From L to R) Japanese farm minister Mineichi Iwanaga, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, Canadian farm minister Andy Mitchell, EU Commissioner for Agriculture Mariann Fischer Boel, and Australian farm minister Peter McGauran chat after ending their talks on a multilateral trade agreement in Australia's Gold Coast on Aug. 21. (Kyodo)

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Budget airline Jetstar launches Tokyo-Australia flights

NARITA, Japan - The first flight of Australian budget airline Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd. arrives at New Tokyo International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, from Cairns on Dec. 18. Jetstar will operate 19 direct flights between the two countries, offering daily flights between Narita and Cairns, and five flights between Narita and the Gold Coast each week. (Kyodo)

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Katherine Hull wins ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament

GOLD COAST, Australia - Australia's Katherine Hull poses with the winner's trophy after her victory at the ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament at RACV Royal Pines Resort, Australia, on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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(3)Miyazato holds on to lead midway through ANZ Ladies

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japanese teenager Ai Miyazato followed up a record-equaling 63 with a second-round 4-under-par 68 on Feb. 25 to maintain the overnight lead at the ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament. (Kyodo)

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Rugby: Fiji's Rio Olympic gold medal coach hopes Japan delivers in 2020

Fiji rugby legend Waisale Serevi (L), former New Zealand sevens captain DJ Forbes (C) and Ben Ryan, coach of the Fiji gold medal team at the Rio Olympics, pose for photos at the Fiji Coral Coast Sevens on Jan. 20, 2018, at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka, Fiji.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Fiji's Rio Olympic gold medal coach hopes Japan delivers in 2020

Ben Ryan, coach of the Fiji gold medal team at the Rio Olympics, is tackled by children during a fan event at the Fiji Coral Coast Sevens on Jan. 20, 2018, at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka, Fiji. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volleyball: Yanagida, Ishikawa named to Japan's Asian qualifiers team

Masahiro Yanagida (L) of Japan spikes the ball as a trio of Australian players try to block during a Group 2 match of the World League men's volleyball tournament in Gold Coast, Australia, on June 24, 2017. Yanagida and Yuki Ishikawa are among the 14 players named to Japan's national team for the July 12-16 Asian qualifiers for the world championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seto tops in men's 200 butterfly

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japan's Daiya Seto wins the gold medal in the men's 200 meters butterfly at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, on the first day of competition at the Pan Pacific Championships in Gold Coast, Australia, on Aug. 21, 2014. Seto touched the wall in 1:54.92. (Kyodo)

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Irie wins gold medal in men's 100 backstroke

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japan's Ryosuke Irie wins the gold medal in the men's 100 meters backstroke at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, on the first day of competition at the Pan Pacific Championships in Gold Coast, Australia, on Aug. 21, 2014. Irie, the London Olympics bronze medalist, posted a time of 53.02 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Athletics: Gold Coast Marathon

Photo shows Yuta Shitara of Japan en route to winning the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia on July 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Gold Coast Marathon

Photo shows Yuta Shitara of Japan en route to winning the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia on July 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Gold Coast Marathon

Photo shows Yuta Shitara (L) of Japan en route to winning the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia on July 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Gold Coast Marathon

Yuta Shitara of Japan wins the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia on July 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Gold Coast Marathon

Yuta Shitara of Japan poses for a photo after winning the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia on July 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Gold Coast Marathon

Japan's Yuta Shitara (C) poses for a photo after winning the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia on July 7, 2019, alongside second-placed Barnabas Kiptum (L) from Kenya and third-placed Zane Robertson of New Zealand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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General assembly of Olympic association

Koji Murofushi, sports director of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, speaks at the general assembly of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations, on Australia's Gold Coast on May 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ghana president visits Hideyo Noguchi museum

Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo speaks to reporters during his visit to the Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2018. The prominent Japanese bacteriologist died of yellow fever in the British colony of Gold Coast, now Ghana, in 1928 while conducting research on the disease. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo