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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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Croatians welcome entry into eurozone, Schengen area

STORY: Croatians welcome entry into eurozone, Schengen area DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets in Zagreb 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STIPE DEDIC, Local resident 3. various of people on the streets in Zagreb 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): SNJEZANA BERI, Local resident 5. various of Croatian-Slovenian border crossing 6. various of ATM machines and prices in euros 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATEO BORAC, Local resident 8. various of Croatian Central Bank STORYLINE: Croatia entered the eurozone and the European Union's (EU) border-free Schengen area on New Year's Day. This was the first time a European country joined both the eurozone and the Schengen area on the same day, an important milestone for Croatia, an EU member since 2013. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STIPE DEDIC, Local resident "Since I'm traveling abroad constantly, I am already used to euro and I think it's not going to affect my life dramatically. As I said, I hope it is

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Ex-Nadeshiko Miyamoto lays ground for 'soccer moms'

TOKYO, Japan - Former Nadeshiko midfielder Tomomi Miyamoto gives an interview to Kyodo News on Jan. 7, 2013 at the office of Iga FC Kunoichi women's soccer team in Iga, Mie Prefecture.

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JAL Dreamliner arrives at Narita

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows a Japan Airlines Co. Boeing 787 Dreamliner after arriving at Narita airport near Tokyo on May 19, 2013. The jet had been parked at Boston's Logan International Airport after a fire broke out from a battery on the aircraft at the airport on Jan. 7, 2013, local time.

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JAL Dreamliner arrives at Narita

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows a Japan Airlines Co. Boeing 787 Dreamliner after arriving at Narita airport near Tokyo on May 19, 2013. The jet had been parked at Boston's Logan International Airport after a fire broke out from a battery on the aircraft at the airport on Jan. 7, 2013, local time.

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Search for 'phantom tank' under way in Lake Hamana

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Divers search for the Type 4 Chi-To medium tank reportedly submerged in Lake Hamana at the lake's northern part near its Inohana sub-lake in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture on Jan. 7, 2013. The Imperial Japanese Army produced two units of the tank on a trial basis toward the end of World War II but did not use them in actual warfare and is said to have secretly sunk them in the lake to conceal them from the United States.

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Dome over Lenin mausoleum

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo taken Jan. 7, 2013, shows a temporary dome covering the mausoleum of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin on Red Square in Moscow. The dome keeps temperatures inside warmer and allows repair works on the mausoleum to continue even during winter to finish them by the end-of-April deadline.

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Field burning

NARA, Japan - Photo multiply-exposed from 6:19 p.m. to 7:14 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2013, shows field burning on Mt. Wakakusa and fireworks as part of an annual early spring festival in the city of Nara. Seen in front R is the reconstructed Suzakumon gate of the ancient Heijo Palace.

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Field burning

NARA, Japan - Photo multiply-exposed from 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2013, shows field burning on Mt. Wakakusa and fireworks as part of an annual early spring festival in the city of Nara. Seen in front R is Kofukuji temple's five-story pagoda.

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Field burning

NARA, Japan - Photo multiply-exposed from 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2013, shows field burning on Mt. Wakakusa and fireworks as part of an annual early spring festival in the city of Nara. Seen in front R is Kofukuji temple's five-story pagoda.

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Buddhist believers reach out to Tokyo homeless

TOKYO, Japan - Volunteer workers belonging to the Japanese branch of the Tzu Chi Foundation, a Taiwanese humanitarian organization, distribute soup kitchen meals, including curry and miso soup, to homeless people in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2013.

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Date-Krumm, Parra Santonja at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm (front) and Spaniard Arantxa Parra Santonja play against American Varvara Lepchenko and China's Zheng Saisai during the third round of the women's doubles at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 21, 2013. The Japanese and Spaniard lost the match 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5).

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Date-Krumm, Parra Santonja at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm (front) and Spaniard Arantxa Parra Santonja play against American Varvara Lepchenko and China's Zheng Saisai during the third round of the women's doubles at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 21, 2013. The Japanese and Spaniard lost the match 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5).

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Air pollution in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - The Milad Tower in Tehran is barely visible due to heavy smog on Jan. 7, 2013. Air pollution is worsening in the Iranian capital due mainly to chronic traffic jams and a growing reliance on low-quality domestically produced gasoline amid economic sanctions imposed by the United States and European countries.

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Air pollution in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - Photo taken Jan. 7, 2013, shows an area covered in smog in Tehran. Air pollution is worsening in the Iranian capital due mainly to chronic traffic jams and a growing reliance on low-quality domestically produced gasoline amid economic sanctions imposed by the United States and European countries.

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U.S. electronics show

LAS VEGAS, United States - Japan's Panasonic Corp. displays its new "smart TVs" in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 7, 2013, prior to the opening of the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show the following day.

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U.S. electronics show

LAS VEGAS, United States - Japan's Sharp Corp. displays its new Aquos brand 70-inch liquid crystal display TV with "4K" technology, which displays images four times sharper than current high-definition resolutions, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 7, 2013, prior to the opening of the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show the following day.

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U.S. electronics show

LAS VEGAS, United States - Japan's Sony Corp. displays a prototype of a 56-inch organic electroluminescence TV with 4K technology, which it has developed jointly with Taiwanese company AU Optronics Corp., in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 7, 2013, prior to the opening of the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show the following day.

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IAEA head Amano

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano. The incumbent Amano is the sole candidate in the next election for chief of the IAEA, an agency official said on Jan. 7, 2013, paving the way for his reelection for a second four-year term from December.

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Japan business lobby leaders

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, shake hands during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7, 2013. The heads of Japan's three major business lobbies gathered for a New Year's reception and the press conference.

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Ex-Sen. Hagel

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former Sen. Chuck Hagel. U.S. President Barack Obama on Jan. 7, 2013, unveiled his picks for his second-term national security team, including the nomination of Hagel for new U.S. defense secretary.

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U.S. mission arrives in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (front L) and Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt (R) arrive in Pyongyang on Jan. 7, 2013. Richardson and Schmidt are among members of a U.S. delegation on what is described by Richardson as a "private, humanitarian mission" to North Korea.

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Tokyo 2020 ambassadors present candidature file to IOC

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Masato Mizuno (L), the CEO of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, and Olympic silver medal-winning soccer player Homare Sawa (R) pose for photos in front of the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Jan. 7, 2013, after presenting the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee's candidature file to the IOC. The file includes the details of how a city will prepare for and manage all aspects of the Games.

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Censorship saga draws public support in China's Guangdong

GUANGZHOU, China - A man (C) holds up a placard on which the slogan "freedom of speech" is written, as dozens of people gather near the office of the Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 7, 2013. Demonstrators were there to show support for the newspaper after the government reportedly censored one of its editorials, stirring discontent against propaganda.

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U.S. mission arrives in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt arrives in Pyongyang on Jan. 7, 2013. Schmidt is a member of a U.S. delegation on what is described by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, another delegation member, as a "private, humanitarian mission" to North Korea.

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U.S. mission arrives in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (R) and Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt (L) arrive in Pyongyang on Jan. 7, 2013. Richardson and Schmidt are among members of a U.S. delegation on what is described by Richardson as a "private, humanitarian mission" to North Korea.

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Censorship saga draws public support in China's Guangdong

GUANGZHOU, China - People gaze at flowers and placards bearing slogans calling for press freedom, laid outside the office of the Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 7, 2013. Dozens of people gathered there to show support for the newspaper after the government reportedly censored one of its editorials, stirring discontent against propaganda.

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Japan training flight over E. China Sea

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from a P-3C patrol plane of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force shows fellow P-3C planes flying in formation for training over the East China Sea at a location about 40 kilometers west of the Okinawa main island on Jan. 7, 2013.

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Tokyo 2020 ambassadors present candidature file to IOC

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Masato Mizuno, the CEO of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, poses for photos in front of the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Jan. 7, 2013, ahead of presenting the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee's candidature file to the IOC. The file includes the details of how a city will prepare for and manage all aspects of the Games.

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Censorship saga draws public support in China's Guangdong

GUANGZHOU, China - Dozens of people gather in front of the office of the Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 7, 2013, to show support for the newspaper after the government reportedly censored one of its editorials, stirring discontent against propaganda.

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Sharp to shift to customer-oriented business model

OSAKA, Japan - Takashi Okuda, president of major electronics maker Sharp Corp., speaks with reporters in Osaka on Jan. 7, 2013. Okuda said Sharp plans to shift to a customer-oriented business model in 2013 in an effort to recover from its business crisis.

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Japan training flight over E. China Sea

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from a P-3C patrol plane of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force shows fellow P-3C planes flying in formation for training over the East China Sea at a location about 40 kilometers west of the Okinawa main island on Jan. 7, 2013.

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Tokyo 2020 ambassadors present candidature file to IOC

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Masato Mizuno (L), the CEO of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, and Olympic silver medal-winning soccer player Homare Sawa (R), meet the press in front of the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Jan. 7, 2013, ahead of presenting the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee's candidature file to the IOC. The file includes the details of how a city will prepare for and manage all aspects of the Games.

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Geisha mark 1st work day of year

KYOTO, Japan - Geisha and "maiko" apprentice geisha take part in a ceremony in Kyoto to mark the first business day of the year on Jan. 7, 2013.

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Geisha mark 1st work day of year

KYOTO, Japan - Geisha and "maiko" apprentice geisha take part in a ceremony in Kyoto to mark the first business day of the year on Jan. 7, 2013.

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Geisha mark 1st work day of year

KYOTO, Japan - Geisha and "maiko" apprentice geisha take part in a ceremony in Kyoto to mark the first business day of the year on Jan. 7, 2013.

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U.S. mission in Beijing en route to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is pictured at Beijing airport on Jan. 7, 2013, as a member of U.S. delegation ahead of departure for North Korea's capital Pyongyang. Richardson called the visit of the delegation including Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt a "private, humanitarian mission."

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U.S. mission in Beijing en route to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is pictured at Beijing airport on Jan. 7, 2013, as a member of U.S. delegation ahead of departure for North Korea's capital Pyongyang. Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, another member of the delegation, called the visit a "private, humanitarian mission."

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New Year's tea ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - The Urasenke tea ceremony school's first tea ceremony gathering of the year is held at the Konnichian tea house in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2013.

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New Year's tea ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Sen Soshitsu (far L), grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, serves green tea to guests at the school's first tea ceremony gathering of the year at the Konnichian tea house in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2013.

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Park to visit U.S. in May

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows South Korea's President-elect Park Geun Hye (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama. Park is likely to visit the United States in May to hold a summit with Obama, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported Jan. 7, 2013, citing multiple sources.

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LDP's first meeting of year

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party's first meeting of the year at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2013.

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Afghan products welcomed in Chinese market, bringing new hope to poor Afghans

STORY: Afghan products welcomed in Chinese market, bringing new hope to poor Afghans DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a carpet-weaving workshop in a slum on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): BUSTAN BARATI, Afghan craftsman 3. various of a carpet-weaving workshop in a slum on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): KHAN JAN ALOKOZAY, Vice president of the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Investment 5. various of a dried fruit processing plant in Kabul, Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): SHABNAM, Dried fruit processing plant worker 7. various of dried fruit processing STORYLINE: Eying China's vast market, Afghan craftsman Bustan Barati has decided to increase the capacity of his small carpet-weaving workshop in a slum on the outskirts of his country's capital of Kabul. Barati's workshop started exporting carpets to China in 2013. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): BUSTAN BARATI, Afghan craftsman "So far, we have sol

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Croatia prepares to adopt euro

STORY: Croatia prepares to adopt euro DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Croatian National Bank 2. various of store, shopping mall, prices of goods 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian), ANA BEGIC, Zagreb resident 4. various of money exchange office 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): EDIN BOTIC, Zagreb resident 6. various of a market 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Croatian): ANDREJA SKORIC, Zagreb resident 8. various of cash machine and euro money STORYLINE: After the European Union(EU) in July removed the final obstacles for Croatia to adopt the euro, the country is preparing for life with the new currency. Croatia schedules the official adoption on Jan. 1, 2023. This is the first expansion of the currency block in almost a decade as Croatia is becoming the twentieth member of the eurozone. Adopting the euro has been one of Croatia's strategic goals since the country joined the EU in 2013. On the way, Croatia had to fulfill a set of strict economic conditions, such as