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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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Cross-border Spring Festival gala held between China, Vietnam

STORY: Cross-border Spring Festival gala held between China, Vietnam SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 30, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: HEKOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIONG XUANANG, Xinhua Correspondent 2. various of the China-Vietnam spring festival gala STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIONG XUANANG, Xinhua Correspondent "I am now in Hekou Yao Autonomous County in southwest China's Yunnan Province, which is bordered with Lao Cai Province in Vietnam. Today, a New Year gala co-hosted by China and Vietnam is held there. Let's enjoy it." More than 2,000 border residents from China and Vietnam watched the Spring Festival gala online and offline on Tuesday. Artists from both sides brought wonderful performances to an exciting crowd gathering in Hekou County, an important gateway for economic and cultural exchanges between the two countries. It's the sixth edition of the cross-border galas initiated in 2017. A similar gala was also held in Vietnam's Lao Cai on Monday

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CHINA-U.S.-RELATIONS-GUEST OPINION (CN)

(230902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch lion dancing during an event celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year at Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C., the United States, on Jan. 28, 2017. TO GO WITH "Guest Opinion: Resetting China-U.S. relations through people" (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

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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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AI helps identify lost work by Spain's key author from "Golden Age"

STORY: AI helps identify lost work by Spain's key author from "Golden Age" DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of books by Felix Lope de Vega 2. various of Spain's National Library STORYLINE: Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has led to the discovery of a lost play by one of the greats of Spanish literature, Felix Lope de Vega. The National Library on Jan. 31 confirmed that Lope de Vega, a key author of Spain's Golden Age, wrote "La francesa Laura" (The Frenchwoman Laura) a few years before he died in 1635. Since 2017, scholars from the universities of Valladolid and Vienna have been using AI to help determine the authorship of plays from the 16th and 17th centuries. "La francesa Laura," which was catalogued in the library's archive of 85,000 works as anonymous, was among 1,300 Golden Age plays transcribed by the text recognition platform, Transkribus. The text was then identified after it was analyzed by the Stylo AI program, which compa

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China-Europe freight trains revitalize century-old railway station in NE China

STORY: China-Europe freight trains revitalize century-old railway station in NE China DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Xinglongshan Railway Station 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) LIU CHUANSHUN, Head of Xinglongshan Railway Station 3. various of the Xinglongshan Railway Station STORYLINE: The century-old Xinglongshan Railway Station serves as the departure station of China-Europe freight trains in northeast China's Changchun City. During this year's Spring Festival, 100 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of goods have departed from the station, bound for European countries. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) LIU CHUANSHUN, Head of Xinglongshan Railway Station "Since the launch of China-Europe freight train services at Xinglongshan Railway Station, we have strengthened communication with enterprises and cargo departments, optimized the transportation process, and ensured scheduled departure of trains." Since 2017, a total of 923 China-Europe freig

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Evacuation drill at Okinawa school

NAHA, Japan, Jan. 18 Kyodo - U.S. military helicopters fly near the Futenma No. 2 Elementary School in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture on Jan. 18, 2018. The school conducted an evacuation drill the same day against approaching U.S. military helicopters after a window from one such chopper fell on the school grounds in December 2017.

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese wheelchair basketball player Renshi Chokai, a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympian, trains in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese athlete Hideki Uda trains in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2017, to compete in the triathlon at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese athlete Mikio Ikeda, a men's 4x100 meter relay bronze medalist at the World Para Athletics Championships in London in July 2017, trains in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese swimmer Mei Ichinose, a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympian, trains in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese goalball player Saki Amuro, the 2016 national championship MVP, trains in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Japan's Abe, China's Xi

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before talks in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 11, 2017.

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N. Korea-S. Korea border

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 4 Kyodo - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (front 2 from L) and South Korean Defense Minister Song Young Moo (front L) visit the border village of Panmunjeom in the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas on Oct. 27, 2017.

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Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Photo taken on Jan. 25, 2017, shows the Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Tennis: S. Williams cruises past Konta to reach semis

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 25 Kyodo - Second-seeded Serena Williams celebrates after defeating Johanna Konta of Britain 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 25, 2017.

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Djokovic upset by 117th-ranked Istomin in 2nd round

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 20 Kyodo - Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan celebrates after defeating world No. 2 Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-6(8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in an Australian Open second-round match in Melbourne on Jan. 19, 2017.

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Baseball: Former Hankyu Braves star Spencer dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 4 Kyodo - Daryl Spencer of the Hankyu Braves practices hitting in Nishinomiya, western Japan, in October 1967. Spencer, a key member of the Braves' Pacific League dynasty of the 1960s and early 1970s, died on Jan. 2, 2017, aged 88.

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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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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-CULINARY-SCHOOL

(220105) -- GAZA, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trainees learn cooking and serving skills at the school called Smile Kitchen in Gaza City, on Jan. 2, 2022. Established in 2017, the school called Smile Kitchen is the first-ever one of such kind in Gaza. Specializing in teaching culinary arts, it has become a brand with hundreds of graduates. TO GO WITH "Feature: 1st culinary school enables Gazans to learn professional cooking skills" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-CULINARY-SCHOOL

(220105) -- GAZA, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A chef teaches cooking and serving skills at the school called Smile Kitchen in Gaza City, on Jan. 2, 2022. Established in 2017, the school called Smile Kitchen is the first-ever one of such kind in Gaza. Specializing in teaching culinary arts, it has become a brand with hundreds of graduates. TO GO WITH "Feature: 1st culinary school enables Gazans to learn professional cooking skills" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Japan enacts law to allow 1st abdication of emperor in 200 years

Photo taken on Jan. 2, 2017, shows (from L) Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko waving to well-wishers at a New Year event at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Djokovic upset by 117th-ranked Istomin in 2nd round

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic's gaze drops to the court during his second-round loss to 117th-ranked Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 19, 2017. Istomin beat the 12-time Grand Slam winner 7-6(8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Djokovic upset by 117th-ranked Istomin in 2nd round

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic's gaze drops to the court during his second-round loss to 117th-ranked Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 19, 2017. Istomin beat the 12-time Grand Slam winner 7-6(8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Djokovic upset by 117th-ranked Istominin 2nd round

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic stretches to return a backhand to 117th-ranked Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 19, 2017. Istomin won 7-6(8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Djokovic upset by 117th-ranked Istomin in 2nd round

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic (R) and 117th-ranked Denis Istomin meet at the net after the Uzbek's upset second-round victory at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 19, 2017. Istomin won 7-6(8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Japan's Nishioka loses in Australian Open 2nd round

Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan reacts after losing a point during an Australian Open second-round match against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain in Melbourne on Jan. 19, 2017. Bautista Agut won 6-2, 6-3, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Painting frame producer Lira

Painting frame producer Lira plans record-high investments of Kc32.4m for this year in connection with last year's takeover of production from German company Aicham, sales director Jan Huda (not pictured) told CTK in Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic, February 21, 2017. Lira employs 270 people. After the takeover of an Aicham branch it hired 60 new employees. Lira's sales amounted to Kc297m last year, the highest figure since 2008 and Kc40m more than the year before. Its net profit reached about Kc15m, compared with Kc12.7m in 2015. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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Sagvan Tofi, Adela Gondikova, Josef Vojtek, Karel Gott, Marketa Prochazkova, Jan Kopecny

Czech singer Karel Gott, centre, attends the premiere of musical The Time of Roses, based on famous songs from his repertoire, in Karlin Theatre in Prague, Czech Republic, on Thursday, March 16, 2017. Gott himself will not play in the musical, but he works as its supervisor. On the photo first row from left: Sagvan Tofi, Adela Gondikova, Josef Vojtek, Karel Gott, Marketa Prochazkova, Jan Kopecny. (CTK Photo/Tomas Zezulka) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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Evacuation drill at Okinawa school

A U.S. military helicopter flies near the Futenma No. 2 Elementary School in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture on Jan. 18, 2018. The school conducted an evacuation drill the same day against approaching U.S. military helicopters after a window from one such chopper fell on the school grounds in December 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oi power plant

Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2017 shows (from top) the Nos. 4, 3, 2 and 1 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oi power plant

Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2017 shows the Nos. 1 (L) and 2 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oi nuclear power plant

Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2017, shows the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture. Kansai Electric's board is expected to convene an extraordinary session on Dec. 22, 2017, to formalize a plan to dismantle the two reactors built nearly 40 years earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor to abdicate on April 30, 2019: gov't source

Japanese Emperor Akihito (R), alongside his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito, waves to well-wishers at a New Year event at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2017. The emperor is expected to abdicate on April 30, 2019, and the crown prince will ascend the throne the following day, according to a government source. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor to abdicate on April 30, 2019: gov't source

Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) and his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito wave to well-wishers at a New Year event at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2017. The emperor is expected to abdicate on April 30, 2019, and the crown prince will ascend the throne the following day, according to a government source. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New terminal at Incheon airport

Photo taken Nov. 21, 2017, shows the departure lobby at Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport which is expected to open on Jan. 18, 2018, ahead of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Operator may scrap 2 old nuclear reactors at Oi plant

File photo taken in Jan. 18, 2017, shows Nos. 1 and 2 reactors of the Oi power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The plant's operator Kansai Electric Power Co. is thinking of scrapping two aging reactors at the complex as it may be too costly to upgrade equipment to meet new post-Fukushima crisis safety standards, a source close to the matter said Oct. 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Marseille beat Olympique Lyonnais 2-1

Marseille's Hiroki Sakai (L) makes a right-footed pass during the first half of a Coupe de France match against Olympique Lyonnais in Marseille, France, on Jan. 31, 2017. Marseille won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Swansea beat Southampton 2-1

Maya Yoshida (L) of Southampton plays on the ball during the second half of an English Premier League match against Swansea City in Swansea, Wales, on Jan. 31, 2017. Swansea won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Swansea beat Southampton 2-1

Maya Yoshida (C) of Southampton tries to beat Kyle Naughton (26) and Alfie Mawson (6) of Swansea City in the air during the second half of an English Premier League match in Swansea, Wales, on Jan. 31, 2017. Swansea won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shigetomo wins Osaka Women's Marathon

Risa Shigetomo of Japan wins the Osaka Women's Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 22 seconds in the western Japanese city on Jan. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shigetomo wins Osaka Women's Marathon

Risa Shigetomo of Japan wins the Osaka Women's Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 22 seconds in the western Japanese city on Jan. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shigetomo wins Osaka Women's Marathon

Risa Shigetomo of Japan wins the Osaka Women's Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 22 seconds in the western Japanese city on Jan. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shigetomo wins Osaka Women's Marathon

Risa Shigetomo of Japan wins the Osaka Women's Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 22 seconds in the western Japanese city on Jan. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: 19-year-old Watanabe sets world record in men's 200 breast

Ippei Watanabe pumps his fist after breaking the world record with a time of 2 minutes, 6.67 seconds in the men's 200-meter breaststroke during the Kosuke Kitajima Cup swim meet at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: 19-year-old Watanabe sets world record in men's 200 breast

Ippei Watanabe acknowledges the crowd after breaking the world record with a time of 2 minutes, 6.67 seconds in the men's 200-meter breaststroke during the Kosuke Kitajima Cup swim meet at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: 19-year-old Watanabe sets world record in men's 200 breast

Ippei Watanabe pumps his fist after breaking the world record with a time of 2 minutes, 6.67 seconds in the men's 200-meter breaststroke during the Kosuke Kitajima Cup tournament at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: 19-year-old Watanabe sets world record in men's 200 breast

Ippei Watanabe competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke during the Kosuke Kitajima Cup tournament at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2017. The 19-year-old clocked 2 minutes, 6.67 seconds, breaking the world record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: 19-year-old Watanabe sets world record in men's 200 breast

Ippei Watanabe competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke during the Kosuke Kitajima Cup tournament at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2017. The 19-year-old clocked 2 minutes, 6.67 seconds, breaking the world record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kamiji claims 1st Australian Open wheelchair singles title

Japan's Yui Kamiji holds the trophy after defeating Rio Paralympics gold medalist Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open wheelchair singles final in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017, to claim the title for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo