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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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Chocolate cherry blossom

TOKYO, Japan - A cherry blossom artwork made of chocolate is unveiled to the media in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012. Students from the University of Tokyo and Tokyo University of the Arts as well as an artist took part in the project to make the work, about 1.20 meters in diameter and weighing around 85 kilograms, using KitKat, a chocolate product made by Nestle Japan Ltd., to encourage students preparing for entrance examinations. The work will be exhibited at Cafe Nescafe Harajuku in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward from Dec. 20 through Jan. 8.

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Cafe customer's personal bottle

OSAKA, Japan - An employee of a cafe in Osaka fills a customer's personal bottle with a drink on Jan. 19, 2012. Cafes and major thermal insulating container maker Zojirushi Corp. have been cooperating to spread drink services for personal bottle users in Japan.

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Soup kitchen in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - People line up in front of a soup kitchen operated by the authorities in Athens for homeless and poor people on Jan. 19, 2012.

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Japan SDF in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force hold discussions with workers of a quarry company in Sudan on Jan. 19, 2012. An advance team of the GSDF arrived in the capital Juba in mid-January to build roads under a U.N. peacekeeping mission and help improve the infrastructure of the 54th African nation that became independent in July 2011.

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Japanese tennis player Nishikori

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 19, 2011, shows Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori. Nishikori beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in the fourth round of the men's singles at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 23, 2012, advancing to the quarterfinals. He is scheduled to face Briton Andy Murray in his first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal match.

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Japan nuclear disaster minister in France

PARIS, France - Japan's nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (L) and French energy minister Eric Besson shake hands before their meeting in Paris on Jan. 19, 2012.

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U.S. papers' coverage of Japanese pitcher Darvish

ARLINGTON, United States - U.S. papers report about Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish joining the Texas Rangers in their Jan. 19, 2012 issues. The 25-year-old right-hander has agreed to a six-year deal, the Rangers announced the previous day.

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Japan nuclear disaster minister in France

PARIS, France - Japan's nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (L) and French energy minister Eric Besson (2nd from R) meet in Paris on Jan. 19, 2012.

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Higashino among Edgar award nominees

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese novelist Keigo Higashino. Mystery Writers of America on Jan. 19, 2012, announced its nominees for the 2012 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, including ''The Devotion of Suspect X'' by Higashino for the best novel category.

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Remains of body found on N. Korean boat transferred

YONAGO, Japan - A vehicle (front), carrying the cremated remains of a man found dead on a North Korean boat in Japanese waters, leaves a local Japan Coast Guard office in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Jan. 19, 2012, to hand the remains over to the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan.

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Tanaka wants to create Japan-China liaison

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka is interviewed by Kyodo News and other media outlets in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2012. Tanaka said he is keen on speeding up efforts to create a maritime liaison system between Japan and China to avoid disputes in the East China Sea, given Beijing's assertiveness at sea.

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Education minister Hirano at school in Fukushima Pref.

KAWAMATA, Japan - Japan's education minister Hirofumi Hirano eats lunch provided by the school with elementary students at a junior high school in the town of Kawamata in Fukushima Prefecture on Jan. 19, 2012. The students evacuated from the village of Iitate, a high-risk area in the prefecture for radiation exposure due to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Japanese pitcher Darvish divorces TV personality Saeko

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photos show Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish (L) and actress and TV personality Saeko. Darvish and Saeko, both 25, had divorce papers submitted to the relevant ward office in Tokyo through their agent on Jan. 19, 2012. The same day Japan time, it was announced that the right-hander had agreed with the Texas Rangers on a six-year contract.

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E. Timor president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands before their meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2012. Noda is wearing an eye patch because of an injury.

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Kodak booth at international CES

LAS VEGAS, United States - Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2012, shows Eastman Kodak Co.'s exhibition booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pioneering U.S. photography firm has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with a New York court, the company said Jan. 19, 2012.

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Space probe Hayabusa capsule at tsunami-hit city

OFUNATO, Japan - Children view a capsule brought back to Earth by Japan's Hayabusa unmanned space probe in 2010 at an exhibition in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 19, 2012. The exhibition featuring the capsule and other items from Hayabusa began that day in a bid to lift residents' spirits as the city tries to recover from the March 11 tsunami.

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Space probe Hayabusa capsule at tsunami-hit city

OFUNATO, Japan - Children view a capsule brought back to Earth by Japan's Hayabusa unmanned space probe in 2010 at an exhibition in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 19, 2012. The exhibition featuring the capsule and other items from Hayabusa began that day in a bid to lift residents' spirits as the city tries to recover from the March 11 tsunami.

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Russian Orthodox Epiphany

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - People take a dip into water where ice has been removed in the sea in Vladivostok, the Russian Far East, when the temperature was below minus 10 C in the early hours of Jan. 19, 2012, to celebrate the Russian Orthodox Epiphany.

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Russian Orthodox Epiphany

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - People take a dip into water where ice has been removed in the sea in Vladivostok, the Russian Far East, when the temperature was below minus 10 C in the early hours of Jan. 19, 2012, to celebrate the Russian Orthodox Epiphany.

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Oshima (L), a member of Japanese pop idol group AKB48, poses with a waxwork of herself on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 19, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters.