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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

A maintenance worker cleans locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

A maintenance worker paints insulating layer for locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

This photo taken on Jan. 23, 2025 shows locomotives waiting for maintenance outside the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers dismantle engine parts from a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

A maintenance worker checks a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers dismantle locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check the engine of a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

A maintenance worker checks a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-BINYANG-FIRECRACKER DRAGON FESTIVAL (CN)

(240221) -- BINYANG, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Craftsman Zou Yute (3rd L, front) shows techniques of making bamboo dragon for Firecracker Dragon Festival at a school in Binyang County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 5, 2017. Firecracker Dragon Festival that can be dated back to more than 10 centuries ago is a traditional carnival celebrating Spring Festival in Binyang, when locals perform the firecracker dragon dance with a bamboo dragon. Unlike most dragon dances performed elsewhere, the audiences usually throw lit firecrackers toward the bamboo dragon during the dance with the wish to drive away evil spirits and pray for peace and prosperity for the new year. The event was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-BINYANG-FIRECRACKER DRAGON FESTIVAL-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(240117) -- BINYANG, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows craftsman Zou Yute making a bamboo dragon for Firecracker Dragon Festival (Top, taken on Jan. 16, 2024) and people performing firecracker dragon dance during Firecracker Dragon Festival (Below, taken on Feb. 7, 2017) in Binyang County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Zou Yute, a 70-year-old craftsman, is an inheritor of the bamboo dragon-making crafts and has been devoted to this art for over four decades. Firecracker Dragon Festival that can be dated back to more then 10 centuries ago is a traditional carnival celebrating Spring Festival in Binyang, when locals perform the firecracker dragon dance with a bamboo dragon. Unlike most dragon dances performed elsewhere, the audiences usually throw lit firecrackers toward the bamboo dragon during the dance to drive away evil spirits and pray for peace and prosperity for the new year. The event was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. (Xinhua

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Egypt's annual inflation surges to 26.5 pct in Jan., highest in 5 years

STORY: Egypt's annual inflation surges to 26.5 pct in Jan., highest in 5 years DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) 2. various of the Nile River (in Cairo) 3. various of a supermarket 4. various of a market selling vegetables 5. various of shops selling meat and poultry STORYLINE: Egypt's annual inflation continued its rise in January, hitting 26.5 percent, the highest since the end of 2017, the country's official statistic agency announced on Thursday. The annual inflation rate was eight percent in the same month in 2022, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said in a statement. Among the drivers behind the spike in the annual inflation, the prices of food and beverages increased by 48.1 percent, water, electricity, and fuel by 7.2 percent, furniture by 28.2 percent, health care service by 15.1 percent, transportation by 18.5 percent, entertai

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Baseball: Otani training in Arizona

PEORIA, United States, Jan. 30 Kyodo - Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-designated hitter Shohei Otani heads back to the clubhouse after a TV interview in Peoria, Arizona, on Jan. 30, 2017. The 2016 Japan Series champion Fighters are scheduled to train in Peoria until Feb. 10 before moving to Okinawa Prefecture for another portion of spring training.

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Iranians mourn former President Rafsanjani

TEHRAN, Iran, Jan. 10 Kyodo - People offer prayers for Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on a street in Tehran on Jan. 10, 2017, as the state funeral is held for the former Iranian president, who died on Jan. 8 at the age of 82.

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Mercedes' goal to launch plug-in hybrids unaffected by oil price: CEO

DETROIT, United States - Dieter Zetsche, chief executive officer of Daimler AG, is interviewed on the sidelines of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 12, 2015. Zetsche said the German luxury automaker still aims to have 10 Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrid car models by 2017 even as the price of oil drops and car buyers begin to turn their focus away from fuel efficiency.

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Egypt raises interest rates, sets fixed bread prices against global inflationary pressures

STORY: Egypt raises interest rates, sets fixed bread prices against global inflationary pressures DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:30 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Central Bank of Egypt 2 various of banks in Egypt 3 various of people withdrawing money from bank 4 various of the supermarket STORYLINE: The Egyptian government on Monday introduced new economic measures to absorb shocks from the global inflationary pressures caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and lingering COVID-19 pandemic. At a surprise meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to raise key interest rates by one percent. This is the first time Egypt has raised rates since 2017. Soaring commodity and energy prices have added strain on the economy of Egypt which targets an inflation rate of 7 percent for the fourth quarter of 2022. According to official statistics, the annual headline inflation in Egypt rose to 10 percent in February from 8 percent in Jan

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2022 shows a cinema at Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2022 shows the tank graveyard of Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2022 shows a town at the outskirts of Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2022 shows the street view of Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2022 shows a gas station in the shape of an airplane in Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2022 shows the Cathedral of Asmara in Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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Finance Minister Aso gives speech in Diet

Finance Minister Taro Aso gives a speech during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2016. Aso pledged to "certainly" implement a consumption tax hike to 10 percent in April 2017 to secure international trust over the nation's efforts to restore fiscal health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual auto show opens in Detroit

Photo taken Jan. 11, 2016, in Detroit shows the booth of Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes cars, at the annual North American International Auto Show. The German luxury automaker debuted the 2017 E class midsize sedan on Jan. 10 before the show. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Combined photo shows temporary apartment houses (top) in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for people affected by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, pictured on March 10, 2017, and an empty land lot in the same area following the demolition of the houses, pictured on Jan. 23, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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Snowboarding World Cup

Japanese snowboarder Yuri Okubo takes to the air in the men's qualification round of a World Cup slopestyle event in Snowmass, Colorado, on Jan. 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Report shows surge in number of high-rise buildings in Phnom Penh

Photo taken Jan. 18, 2017, in Phnom Penh shows new high-rise buildings under construction. The Cambodian capital currently has 313 buildings with between 10 and 40-plus floors, while in 2007 there were only around a dozen such buildings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Report shows surge in number of high-rise buildings in Phnom Penh

Photo taken Jan. 18, 2017, in Phnom Penh shows new high-rise buildings under construction. The Cambodian capital currently has 313 buildings with between 10 and 40-plus floors, while in 2007 there were only around a dozen such buildings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Report shows surge in number of high-rise buildings in Phnom Penh

Photo taken Jan. 18, 2017, in Phnom Penh shows new high-rise buildings under construction. The Cambodian capital currently has 313 buildings with between 10 and 40-plus floors, while in 2007 there were only around a dozen such buildings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Obama gives farewell address

File photo taken in May 2016 shows U.S. President Barack Obama. The departing president gave a farewell address to the nation in Chicago on Jan. 10, 2017, saying China and Russia will never rival the United States in terms of global influence as long as Washington firmly upholds universal values such as democracy, the rule of law and human rights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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British Museum to exhibit Hokusai works

A curator arranges works by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) at the British Museum in London on Jan. 10, 2017. The museum said the same day that some of Hokusai's works, such as the iconic Great Wave, will go on display from May 25 to Aug. 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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British Museum to exhibit Hokusai works

A curator arranges works by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) at the British Museum in London on Jan. 10, 2017. The museum said the same day that some of Hokusai's works, such as the iconic Great Wave, will go on display from May 25 to Aug. 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hong Kong should press ahead, fret less over Beijing: U.S. diplomat

The top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong Kurt Tong gives a speech at the Foreign Correspondents Club Hong Kong on Jan. 10, 2017. Kurt said that Hong Kong should have confidence in the "one country, two systems" framework, under which the former British colony has thrived for almost two decades since its return to Chinese rule, and worry less over Beijing.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: FC Tokyo announce signing of veteran striker Okubo

Yoshito Okubo (L) shoots during the first half of Kawasaki Frontale's 3-1 win at home to Avispa Fukuoka in the J-League first division on Sept. 10, 2016. FC Tokyo announced the acquisition of the former Japan striker on Jan. 4, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Kawasaki to re-sign minor league deal with Cubs

Munenori Kawasaki hits an infield single in the fifth inning of the Chicago Cubs' 5-4, 10-inning win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 16, 2016. Kawasaki will re-sign a minor league deal with the Cubs, a U.S. baseball source said on Jan. 4, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mercedes' goal to launch plug-in hybrids unaffected by oil price: CEO

DETROIT, United States - Dieter Zetsche, chief executive officer of Daimler AG, is interviewed on the sidelines of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 12, 2015. Zetsche said the German luxury automaker still aims to have 10 Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrid car models by 2017 even as the price of oil drops and car buyers begin to turn their focus away from fuel efficiency. (Kyodo)

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Boxing's WBA middleweight champ Murata

World Boxing Association middleweight champion Ryota Murata holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2018. Murata will fight world No. 10 Emanuele Blandamura of Italy on April 15 at Yokohama Arena in his first title defense since winning the belt in October 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miss Universe Japan meets PM Abe

Momoko Abe (L), a model who was selected to represent Japan in the Miss Universe pageant in 2017, pays a courtesy call to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miss Universe Japan meets PM Abe

Momoko Abe (L), a model who was selected to represent Japan in the Miss Universe pageant in 2017, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Canoeing: Doping scandal in Japan

Japanese sprint canoeist Seiji Komatsu speaks to reporters in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2018. Komatsu failed a doping test after fellow sprint canoeist Yasuhiro Suzuki spiked his drink with a prohibited substance at the national canoe sprint championships in September 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Canoeing: Doping scandal in Japan

Japanese sprint canoeist Seiji Komatsu speaks to reporters in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2018. Komatsu failed a doping test after fellow sprint canoeist Yasuhiro Suzuki spiked his drink with a prohibited substance at the national canoe sprint championships in September 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani training in Arizona

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-designated hitter Shohei Otani plays catch in Peoria, Arizona, on Jan. 30, 2017. The 2016 Japan Series champion Fighters are scheduled to train in Peoria until Feb. 10 before moving to Okinawa Prefecture for another portion of spring training. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Suntory top Panasonic to secure league, cup double

Suntory Sungoliath players toss head coach Keisuke Sawaki in the air after defeating Panasonic Wild Knights 15-10 in the All-Japan Rugby Championship final at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Suntory top Panasonic to secure league, cup double

Suntory Sungoliath players pose with fans after defeating Panasonic Wild Knights 15-10 in the All-Japan Rugby Championship final at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Suntory top Panasonic to secure league, cup double

Suntory Sungoliath players celebrate after defeating Panasonic Wild Knights 15-10 in the All-Japan Rugby Championship final at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo