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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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Woodford drops comeback bid as Olympus president

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2011, shows former Olympus Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Woodford. He said on Jan. 6, 2012, that he will give up his bid to regain the presidency of the scandal-mired optical and medical equipment maker.

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Tunnel after ceiling collapse

KOSHU, Japan - The inbound lanes in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, are shown to reporters on Jan. 15, 2013, for the first time since the fatal collapse of interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Tunnel after ceiling collapse

KOSHU, Japan - The inbound lanes in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, are shown to reporters on Jan. 15, 2013, for the first time since the fatal collapse of interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Tunnel after ceiling collapse

KOSHU, Japan - The inbound lanes in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, are shown to reporters on Jan. 15, 2013, for the first time since the fatal collapse of interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Pencil sculptor in Kofu

KOFU, Japan - Toshiyuki Yamazaki, a pencil sculptor in Kofu, central Japan, is pictured Jan. 15, 2012, in the Yamanashi Prefecture city with one of his works, a pencil with its graphite tip sculptured into the word ''gokaku,'' meaning passing the exam or selection process. The pencil sells for 8,000 yen (about $104) as a gift for students taking entrance exams or going for job interviews.

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Egyptian sumo wrestler to debut in March

TOKYO, Japan - Abdelrahman Shaalan practices at the Otake stable in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Jan. 15, 2012. The 19-year-old Egyptian, the first African to enter the sumo world, will make his debut at the March tournament in Osaka.

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High radiation at Fukushima condo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a site where stones were crushed for building materials in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2012. A local government said that a high radiation level was detected at a newly built apartment building in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2012, as concrete foundations on the first floor were made from crushed stones from the Namie site in the evacuation zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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High radiation at Fukushima condo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a site where stones were crushed for building materials in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2012. A local government said that a high radiation level was detected at a newly built apartment building in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2012, as concrete foundations on the first floor were made from crushed stones from the Namie site in the evacuation zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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High radiation at Fukushima condo

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the newly built apartment building in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2012, where a high radiation level was detected on the first floor. Concrete foundations on the floor were made from crushed stones collected in the evacuation zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Inter win Milan derby

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan's Japanese player Yuto Nagatomo (R) dribbles while AC Milan defender Ignazio Abate tries to stop him during a Serie A match in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 15, 2012. Inter won the Milan derby 1-0.

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Japanese GSDF group arrives in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Members of an advance group of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force arrive in the South Sudanese capital of Juba on Jan. 15, 2012, to prepare for the deployment of GSDF troops in U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan.

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Exhibition of James Bond vehicles at British museum

LONDON, Britain - Britt Ekland, who appeared in the 1974 James Bond film ''The Man with the Golden Gun,'' poses beside an Aston Martin DB5 used in the 1964 Bond film ''Goldfinger'' at the National Motor Museum in Brockenhurst, southern England, on Jan. 15, 2012. The museum is staging an exhibition, titled ''Bond In Motion,'' showcasing 50 vehicles used in the film series, from Jan. 17 through December in 2012 to celebrate 50 years of the popular 007 movies.

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Japanese peacekeeping personnel arrive in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - An advance group of Ground Self-Defense Force personnel head for their lodging after arriving in Juba, South Sudan, on Jan. 15, 2012, to prepare for the arrival of more GSDF members for U.N. peacekeeping operations in the fledgling African nation.

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Antinuclear conference in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nuclear experts attend a session of the Global Conference for a Nuclear Free World in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Jan. 15, 2012. The two-day conference ended the same day after adopting the Yokohama Declaration.

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Novara's Morimoto vs Cesena

CESENA, Italy - Novara's Japanese forward Takayuki Morimoto is seen in action during a Serie A game against Cesena in Cesena, Italy, on Jan. 15, 2012. Morimoto scored a goal, his third of the season, in a 3-1 loss to Cesena.

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Japanese GSDF group arrives in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Col. Toru Namatame of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (L) is interviewed by a local TV station in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on Jan. 15, 2012, upon the arrival of an advance group of GSDF members preparing for the deployment of GSDF troops in U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan.

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French foreign minister meets Suu Kyi in Myanmar

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe give a press conference in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan. 15, 2012. Juppe presented Suu Kyi with one of France's highest accolades, the Legion of Honor, Commandeur.

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Han elected leader of S. Korea opposition party

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Seoul on May 3, 2006, shows former South Korean Prime Minister Han Myeong Sook. South Korea's main opposition Democratic United Party on Jan. 15, 2012, elected her as its new leader.

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'Groom throwing' festival in snowy area

NIIGATA, Japan - A man is tossed in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2012, in a traditional annual festival held in the area on the Sea of Japan coast. Some grooms who got married in the previous year are thrown over a five-meter high slope into snow, originally in retaliation for taking women away from the village.

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Antinuclear conference in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Shigeki Nishihara (R), mayor of Makinohara, a Shizuoka Prefecture city, speaks during a session of mayors of Japanese municipalities at the Global Conference for a Nuclear Free World in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Jan. 15, 2012. The two-day conference ended the same day after adopting the Yokohama Declaration.

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Griffey coaches children in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former major leaguer Ken Griffey Jr. watches children practice during a baseball clinic in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Jan. 15, 2012. Griffey held the event with Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge for children including ones from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, an area greatly affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster.

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Hakuho beats Takayasu

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) slaps down third-ranked maegashira Takayasu on the eighth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 15, 2012, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Hakuho remained unbeaten.

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Griffey coaches children in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former major leaguer Ken Griffey Jr. demonstrates batting during a baseball clinic in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Jan. 15, 2012. Griffey held the event with Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge for children including ones from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, an area greatly affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster.

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Kasai wins TVh Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Noriaki Kasai catches air in his first-round jump at the TVh Cup on the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 15, 2012. The 39-year-old six-time Olympian was in sixth place after the first round, but came back with a monster leap of 143.5 meters in the second round to win his third career TVh Cup victory.

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Kasai wins TVh Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Noriaki Kasai celebrates on the podium after winning the TVh Cup on the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 15, 2012. The 39-year-old six-time Olympian came back with a monster leap of 143.5 meters in the second round for his third career TVh Cup victory.

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Mariners manager in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge speaks during a baseball clinic for Japanese children in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2012. The children included junior baseball team players from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, affected by the crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Ceremony to drink tea from huge bowl

NARA, Japan - A girl attempts to drink green tea from a huge tea bowl in the year's first ''Ochamori'' traditional tea ceremony at Saidaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 15, 2012. The bowls used in the ceremony, which dates back more than 750 years, measure around 40 centimeters in diameter and weigh more than 5 kilograms.

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Archery competition at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Women in traditional attire celebrating their coming of age this year take part in an archery competition at Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 15, 2012. Around 2,000 people from across the country, including the new adults, took part in the event.

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Archery competition at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Women in traditional attire celebrating their coming of age this year take part in an archery competition at Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 15, 2012. Around 2,000 people from across the country, including the new adults, took part in the event.

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Ultraman, Ultraseven exhibition at museum in Mito

MITO, Japan - Photo shows figures of Ultraman (L) and Ultraseven (R), characters from popular Japanese TV hero series aired since the 1960s, on display at the Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2011. An exhibition entitled ''Ultraman Art! Times and creation Ultraman & Ultraseven'' runs from Nov. 3, 2011, through Jan. 15, 2012.