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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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Japanese antiwar journalist Muno turns 100

TOKYO, Japan - Takeji Muno, a prominent antiwar journalist in Japan whose career has included covering both wartime prime ministers, Fumimaru Konoe and Hideki Tojo, speaks during an interview in Saitama north of Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2014, ahead of his 100th birthday on Jan.2, 2015. Wary of the "smells of war" brought about by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies such as a national secrecy law and the push for the right to exercise collective self-defense, Muno vowed to continue to speak out for as long as he lives.

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Latvia introduces euro

RUJIENA, Latvia - Latvian President Andris Berzins (L) and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves hold euro coins they exchanged in Rujiena, Latvia, on Jan. 2, 2014. Latvia became the 18th eurozone country on Jan. 14, 2014. Estonia introduced the euro in January 2011.

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Latvia introduces euro

RUJIENA, Latvia - Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (L) and Latvian President Andris Berzins select ice cream in Rujiena, Latvia, on Jan. 2, 2014. Latvia became the 18th eurozone country on Jan. 14, 2014. Estonia introduced the euro in January 2011.

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Mishima as Nobel candidate

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - File photo shows Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. The Nobel Prize website disclosed information on the selection of the 1963 Nobel Prize for literature on Jan. 2, 2014, including the names of Mishima and other candidates.

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Mishima as Nobel candidate

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Photo shows the name of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima on the list of candidates for the 1963 Nobel Prize for literature in a document of the Sweden Academy, as it was disclosed to Kyodo News. The Nobel Prize website disclosed information on the selection of the 1963 literature prize on Jan. 2, 2014, including the names of Mishima and other candidates.

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Syria weapons disposal vessel

PORTSMOUTH, United States - Photo shows equipment to be used to dispose of Syrian chemical weapons on the U.S. vessel Cape Ray shown to reporters in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Jan. 2, 2014.

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Syria weapons disposal vessel

PORTSMOUTH, United States - The Cape Ray, the U.S. vessel to be used to dispose of Syrian chemical weapons, is shown to reporters in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Jan. 2, 2014.

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Syria weapons disposal vessel

PORTSMOUTH, United States - The Cape Ray, the U.S. vessel to be used to dispose of Syrian chemical weapons, is shown to reporters in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Jan. 2, 2014.

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Giant isopod not eating

TOBA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 2, 2014, at Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie Prefecture, shows a giant isopod, a creature often called a "scavenger of the deep." The crustacean from Mexico, measuring about 29 centimeters and weighing about 1 kilogram, was near bait (L), but did not eat. According to the aquarium, it has not eating anything since it ate fish in January 2009.

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Emperor offers New Year's greetings

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito speaks before well-wishers as part of his New Year greetings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2014.

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Emperor offers New Year's greetings

TOKYO, Japan - (from L) Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko wave to well-wishers as part of their New Year greetings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2014.

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8 millionth visitor to Taiwan for 2013

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Japan's Aya Omote (R), who was Taiwan窶冱 8 millionth visitor for 2013, attends a welcoming ceremony in Taipei on Jan. 2, 2014, with Taiwan's Premier Jiang Yi-huah. The newlywed from Niigata Prefecture arrived with her husband on Dec. 31 to spend their honeymoon and the New Year in Taiwan.

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Emperor offers New Year's greetings

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave to well-wishers as part of their New Year greetings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2014.

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Demonstration in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows an area near the Thai prime minister's office in Bangkok on Jan. 2, 2014, which antigovernment protesters have barricaded and occupied.

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Emperor offers New Year's greetings

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (C), and other members of Japan's imperial family wave to well-wishers as part of their New Year greetings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2014.

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Emperor offers New Year's greetings

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito, with Empress Michiko standing by his side, greets New Year's well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2014. Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako are seen in the back.

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New Year sales

TOKYO, Japan - Shoppers crowd the flagship store of Mitsukoshi in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district on Jan. 2, 2014. Major Japanese department stores kicked off business for 2014 that day.

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New Year sales

OSAKA, Japan - Customers buy "lucky bags" at the flagship outlet of Kintetsu Department Store Co. in Osaka's Abeno Ward on Jan. 2, 2014. Major Japanese department stores kicked off business for 2014 that day.