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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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Malaysian PM says to seek stay extension of giant pandas

STORY: Malaysian PM says to seek stay extension of giant pandas SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zoo Negara 2. various of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at Zoo Negara's 60th anniversary celebration 3. various of pandas STORYLINE: Malaysia is looking into extending the period of stay of two giant pandas Xing Xing and Liang Liang at Zoo Negara, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Saturday. Anwar said that the presence of Xing Xing and Liang Liang had become an attraction that many Malaysians look forward to. "Many people come to the zoo to see the pandas because not all Malaysians can afford to go to China to see giant pandas ... for some Malaysians, seeing them here is a once in a lifetime opportunity," he added. The iconic giant panda pair, Xing Xing and Liang Liang, were loaned to the Malaysian government in 2014 for 10 years to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and China. T

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Himalaya Airlines becomes first certified safety-audit operator in Nepal

STORY: Himalaya Airlines becomes first certified safety-audit operator in Nepal SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 9, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: Katmandu CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Himalaya Airlines has been registered as an operator under an International Air Transport Association (IATA) safety audit program, the first and only one for airlines in Nepal. The move means the operational management and control systems of Himalaya Airlines have been recognized and accepted internationally, the Kathmandu-based airline announced on Tuesday at a press meet in the Nepali capital. Himalaya Airlines, a China-Nepal joint venture established in 2014, was certified in late December under the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) program, and the registry is valid until early March 2025. "This milestone signifies a positive shift in Nepal's aviation industry," Vijay Shrestha, the operator's vice resident, said at the press briefing. "We're proud to lead by

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers escort coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs at the Taoxian international airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 16, 2022. The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea returned to China on Sept. 16, 2022 from the Republic of Korea (ROK). This is the ninth such repatriation since 2014. (Xinhua/Wang Yijie)

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Pakistani school headmistress speaks of Taliban attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Saira Daud Afridi (R), a headmistress of the Army Public School in Peshawar, describes the Dec. 16, 2014, deadly attack by Taliban militants on the school during an interview on Jan. 10, 2015, in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan. Her son Shjee (L) survived the attack in which more than 130 students as well as the other principal of the school were killed.

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Pakistani school principal speaks of Taliban attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Saira Daud Afridi (R), a headmistress of the Army Public School in Peshawar, speaks about the Dec. 16, 2014, deadly attack by Taliban militants on the school during an interview on Jan. 10, 2015, in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan. More than 130 students and the other principal of the school were killed in the attack.

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Conductor Ozawa to direct opera at new Kyoto theater

KYOTO, Japan - Globally renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa (C) announces a plan to direct an opera at a theater opening in Kyoto, western Japan, in 2016 at a press conference on Sept. 11, 2014. The plan is part of a one-year program to commemorate the inauguration of the theater which is scheduled for Jan. 10, 2016.

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Younger Japanese-Brazilians in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 24, 2014 shows Paulo Issamu Hirano, a third-generation Japanese Brazilian who lives in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, holding copies of a free paper he has issued to introduce the prefectural town of Oizumi, which is dubbed "Brazil Town" as 10 percent of its 40,000 residents are of Brazilian descent.

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Coal sold on streets in Mongolian capital

BEIJING, China - Bags of coal are sold in the streets of Mongolia's Ulan Bator on Jan. 26, 2014, for use in stoves inside ger tents. A bag with 10 kilograms of coal costs about 120 yen and three bags a day are needed to keep a ger warm.

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Recreated 'Tokiwa So' apartment

OSAKA, Japan - A recreated version of the demolished "Tokiwa So" apartment, which was home to cartoonists such as Osamu Tezuka and Shotaro Ishinomori, is shown during a special exhibit at Osaka Museum of History in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 25, 2014. The exhibit runs through March 10.

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Dutch sweep medals in men's 500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Gold medalist Michel Mulder (C) of the Netherlands celebrates with compatriots Jan Smeekens (R), silver medalist, and Ronald Mulder, bronze medalist, after the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Nagashima competes in men's 500m speed skate

SOCHI, Russia - Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan (R) and Jan Smeekens of the Netherlands compete in the second round of the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014. Nagashima finished in sixth place, while Smeekens won the silver medal.

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Dutch sweep medals in men's 500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Gold medalist Michel Mulder (C) of the Netherlands celebrates with compatriots Jan Smeekens (L), silver medalist, and Ronald Mulder, bronze medalist, on the podium during a ceremony for the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Nagashima, Smeekens in men's 500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan (L) and Jan Smeekens of the Netherlands compete in the second round of the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014. Smeekens won the silver medal.

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Countdown Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Visitors pose for photos before a countdown clock in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2014. The clock shows 10 days left until the opening of the Winter Olympics.

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Countdown Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Pedestrians pass by a countdown clock in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2014. The clock shows 10 days left until the opening of the Winter Olympics.

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Countdown Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Visitors pose for photos before a countdown clock in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2014. The clock shows 10 days left until the opening of the Winter Olympics.

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Countdown Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Two children play beneath a countdown clock in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2014. The clock shows 10 days left until the opening of the Winter Olympics.

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Ample snow at mogul site before Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - With 10 days left until the opening of the Sochi Olympic Games, snow conditions are good at the course for mogul events in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2014, with ample snowfall.

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New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 26, 2014, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo shows No. 10 maegashira Endo, who was awarded the Fighting Spirit Prize on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) waves in a celebration parade after winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2014. Hakuho won his 28th career title. At left is No. 10 maegashira Endo, who was awarded the Fighting Spirit Prize.

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Asia-Pacific free trade talks

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Negotiators head to a session of the third-round of free trade talks by Asia-Pacific countries in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 24, 2014. The countries taking part in the talks are the 16 members of the envisioned Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership framework, including China, Japan and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Day 11 of New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kakuryu of Mongolia (R) pushes fourth-ranked maegashira Takekaze out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 22, 2014, day 11 of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. With 10 wins against 1 loss, Kakuryu kept the pressure on yokozuna Hakuho of Mongolia, who remained unbeaten.

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Chinese man gets life over tainted dumplings

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - Photo shows the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court in Shijiazhuang, the capital of North China's Hebei Province, on Jan. 20, 2014. The court sentenced later that day Lu Yueting, a 39-year-old former temporary worker at a food plant, to life in prison after he admitted to poisoning frozen "gyoza" dumplings that sickened 10 people in Japan six years ago.

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New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Egyptian-born No. 16 maegashira Osunaarashi (L) beats No. 10 maegashira Endo at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2014, the eighth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Japan seeks to double no. of foreign visitors by 2020

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) speaks at a meeting of Cabinet ministers on efforts to boost tourism, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2014. Abe said the government aims to double the number of foreign visitors to Japan to 20 million a year by the 2020 Olympic Games, after the number topped 10 million in 2013 for the first time.

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1 year after Algeria hostage crisis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Flags are hoisted at half mast in front of JGC Corp.'s headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Jan. 16, 2014, a year after a hostage crisis took place in Algeria, which caused the deaths of many foreigners including 10 Japanese nationals. All the Japanese victims were working for JGC.

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1 year after Algeria hostage crisis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Flags are hoisted at half mast in front of JGC Corp.'s headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Jan. 16, 2014, a year after a hostage crisis took place in Algeria, which caused the deaths of many foreigners including 10 Japanese nationals. All the Japanese victims were working for JGC.

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Indonesia opposition party

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Jakarta Gov. Joko Widodo (L front) and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle leader and former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri (R front) are pictured during a party event in Jakarta on Jan. 10, 2014.

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Abe in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara exchange national soccer team shirts in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Jan. 10, 2014. Japan and the Ivory Coast play each other in their World Cup campaigns on June 14.

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Tanihara at Sony Open

HONOLULU, United States - Japan's Hideto Tanihara acknowledges the crowd during the second round of the Sony Open at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Jan. 10, 2014. Tanihara moved into a tie for second one stroke behind the leader after firing a 5-under-par 65.

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Live poultry trade in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Photo shows a man selecting a live chicken at a market in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 10, 2014. Shanghai authorities banned live poultry trading in late January for three months in an attempt to curb bird flu infections.

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Tanihara at Sony Open

HONOLULU, United States - Japan's Hideto Tanihara plays in the second round of the Sony Open at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Jan. 10, 2014. Tanihara moved into a tie for second one stroke behind the leader after firing a 5-under-par 65.

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Abe in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara shake hands ahead of their talks in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Jan. 10, 2014.

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Abe in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara exchange national soccer team shirts in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Jan. 10, 2014. Japan and the Ivory Coast play each other in their World Cup campaigns on June 14.

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Abe in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara chat in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Jan. 10, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese lawmakers in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Hirofumi Nakasone (C), head of the Japan-U.S. Parliamentary Friendship League, and other Japanese lawmakers hold a press conference in Washington on Jan. 10, 2014. The lawmakers said they felt U.S. government officials and lawmakers they met in Washington had understood the aim of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit in late 2013 to a war-related Tokyo shrine.

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Okinawa assembly urges governor to quit

NAHA, Japan - The Okinawa prefectural assembly adopts a resolution in Naha on Jan. 10, 2014, urging Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima to quit for reneging on his election pledge to have a U.S. Marine base moved outside the prefecture.

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Abe in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara attend a ceremony welcoming Abe to the West African country in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Jan. 10, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan prime minister

MUSCAT, Oman - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie wave at Muscat airport in Oman before leaving for Ivory Coast on Jan. 10, 2014. They are on a weeklong trip to four countries in the Middle East and Africa -- Oman, Ivory Coast, Mozambique and Ethiopia.

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Monkeys in winter

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese monkeys snuggle to keep warm under the eaves as snow falls at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 10, 2014.

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China's culture minister

BEIJING, China - China's Culture Minister Cai Wu holds a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2014.

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Ex-PM Hosokawa

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa. He has decided to run in the Feb. 9, 2014, Tokyo gubernatorial election, sources close to him said Jan. 10.

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Gas poisoning at sewer work site

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators wearing masks examine a sewer work site around a manhole in the Kurihama district in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2014. Four sewer maintenance workers were found lying earlier the same day near the manhole, where hydrogen sulfide was detected.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

CHIBA, Japan - Former Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru, formerly a comedian, says in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Jan. 10, 2014, that he does not plan to run in the Tokyo gubernatorial election to be held the following month.

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Gas poisoning at sewer work site

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters examine a sewer work site around a manhole in the Kurihama district in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2014. Four sewer maintenance workers were found lying earlier the same day near the manhole, where hydrogen sulfide was detected.

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Gas poisoning at sewer work site

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters wash a sewer work site around a manhole in the Kurihama district in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2014. Four sewer maintenance workers were found lying earlier the same day near the manhole, where hydrogen sulfide was detected.

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Gas poisoning at sewer work site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows investigators examining a sewer work site around a manhole in the Kurihama district in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2014. Four sewer maintenance workers were found lying earlier the same day near the manhole, where hydrogen sulfide was detected.

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Gas poisoning at sewer work site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows investigators examining a sewer work site around a manhole in the Kurihama district in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2014. Four sewer maintenance workers were found lying earlier the same day near the manhole, where hydrogen sulfide was detected.

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New Year lecture at palace

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and other imperial family members attend a lecture given by a top researcher on Jan. 10, 2014, during the annual "kosho hajime no gi" (ceremony of the first lecture) event, part of the New Year ceremonies at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. (Pool photo)