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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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Mitsubishi Motors new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Managing Director Tetsuro Aikawa. The automaker plans to promote Aikawa to president on April 1, 2014, replacing Osamu Masuko, company sources said Jan. 31.

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Trial planned to ship fresh fish with saltwater ice

TOKYO, Japan - A box of fish chilled by ice, made with seawater-like saltwater and in the consistency of snow to keep seafood fresh longer, is shown in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2014, by supermarket chain Daiei Inc. ahead of the start of a trial from Jan. 1, 2015, using the method to transport fresh fish from Otaru on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido to one of its stores in Chiba Prefecture east of the Japanese capital.

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Shinkansen bullet train crew carries iPads

OSAKA, Japan - A Shinkansen bullet train crew carries iPad tablet computers along with a written operating manual and a collection of regulations (foreground) in Osaka on Dec. 25, 2014, in preparation for a West Japan Railway Co. rule taking effect on Jan. 1, 2015. The written documents are incorporated into iPads.

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Skater Hanyu wins top prize in Yahoo Search Awards

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who won the gold medal at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, speaks in a video message as the winner of the top prize for the biggest overall increase in the number of searches on Yahoo Japan between Jan. 1 and Nov. 1, 2014, at the award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 8. Yahoo Japan Corp. handed out Yahoo Search Awards in the fields of people, culture and products.

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Nihon Elekiteru Rengo wins prize in Yahoo Search Awards

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese comedian duo Nihon Elekiteru Rengo poses after winning an award for the biggest increase in the number of search on Yahoo Japan between Jan. 1 and Nov. 1, 2014, at the award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 8. Yahoo Japan Corp. handed out Yahoo Search Awards in the fields of people, culture and products.

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Belgium beat U.S. 2-1

SALVADOR, Brazil - Jan Vertonghen (R) of Belgium and DeAndre Yedlin (2) of the United States compete for the ball in the second half of a World Cup Round of 16 match at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Belgium won 2-1 in extra time to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 1986.

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Bikini Atoll radiation survivor continues antinuclear fight

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 19, 2014 shows Matashichi Oishi (L), a former crew member of the Fukuryu Maru No. 5, and his daughter, Yoshiko Tanaka, standing in front of the trawler preserved and displayed at the Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibition Hall run by the Tokyo metropolitan government in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The tuna fishing boat was exposed to nuclear fallout from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands on March 1, 1954, while fishing about 160 kilometers east of the atoll.

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A month before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - A girl reacts to the New Year fireworks in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 1, 2014. The Winter Olympics will be held in the Black Sea resort from Feb. 7 to 23.

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Latvian PM Dombrovskis

RIGA, Latvia - Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis speaks during an interview in Riga on Jan. 1, 2014, the day his country adopted the euro as its currency.

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N. Korea celebrates new year

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Fireworks are set off to celebrate the new year in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Jan. 1, 2014.

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Hong Kong demonstration

HONG KONG, China - A demonstration is held in Hong Kong on Jan. 1, 2014, calling for reform in the Chinese territory's upcoming legislative and leadership elections.

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Japan minister visits Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Cabinet minister Yoshitaka Shindo answers reporters' questions after visiting Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2014. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a surprise visit to the Shinto shrine on Dec. 26, 2013, sparking sharp criticism from Japan's Asian neighbors and disappointing the United States.

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Japan minister visits Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Cabinet minister Yoshitaka Shindo visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2014. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a surprise visit to the Shinto shrine on Dec. 26, 2013, sparking sharp criticism from Japan's Asian neighbors and disappointing the United States.

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Emperor on New Year's Day

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (L) speaks during a ceremony celebrating the new year at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2014. Standing beside the emperor is Empress Michiko. (Pool photo)

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Kim Jong Un's New Year's address

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a New Year's address released on Jan. 1, 2014.

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New Year's sunrise

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an All Nippon Airways chartered sightseeing flight on Jan, 1, 2014, shows the sun rising from the sea of clouds around Mt. Fuji (R).

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New Year's sunrise

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an All Nippon Airways chartered sightseeing flight on Jan, 1, 2014, shows the sun rising from the sea of clouds around Mt. Fuji (R).

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Sochi countdown

SOCHI, Russia - A girl reacts to fireworks during a countdown event in Sochi on Jan. 1, 2014, for the Winter Olympics to be held the following month in the Black Sea resort in Russia.

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Sochi countdown

SOCHI, Russia - People watch fireworks during a countdown event in Sochi on Jan. 1, 2014, for the Winter Olympics to be held the following month in the Black Sea resort in Russia.