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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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Vets reopen clinic away from home in Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - Veterinarian Michiko Watanabe examines a cat found in the evacuation zone set after the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, on Jan. 9, 2014 at her animal clinic in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. Together with her vet husband, Watanabe reopened the clinic in April 2012, a year after they evacuated their hometown near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant following the March 2011 disaster.

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Japan's Sawa named FIFA Women's Player of Year

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Homare Sawa (R) equalizes in the second half of extra time in the Women's World Cup final against the United States in July 2011 in Germany, en route to Nadeshiko Japan's first World Cup title in a penalty shootout. Sawa was named FIFA Women's World Player of the Year on Jan. 9, 2012.

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Barcelona's Messi

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Argentine forward Lionel Messi of Barcelona (R) dodges a tackle by Santos goalkeeper Rafael Cabral in the Club World Cup final at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Messi won his third consecutive Ballon d'Or, FIFA's world player of the year crown, on Jan. 9, 2012.

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Barcelona's Messi

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Argentine striker Lionel Messi of Barcelona roars after scoring a goal in the Club World Cup final against Santos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Messi won his third consecutive Ballon d'Or, FIFA's world player of the year crown, on Jan. 9, 2012.

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Independence referendum in Sudan

JUBA, Sudan - Members of the Japanese observer team dispatched for an independence referendum for southern Sudan monitor the voting process at a polling station in Juba, southern Sudan, on Jan. 9, 2011.

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Shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona

NEW YORK, United States - People leave flowers and other offerings near a hospital in Tucson, Arizona, on Jan. 9, 2011, for those killed or injured in a shooting spree at a shopping plaza in the city. Six people were killed and more than a dozen wounded, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who was the apparent target of the gunman, in the tragic incident.

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More S. Koreans visit Japan to hike mountains

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A 56-year-old South Korean hiker points at a directional sign written in Hangul characters on a trail on Mt. Karakuni in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2011. The number of South Korean climbers and hikers has been surging since 2007. Over 3,000 South Koreans seem to visit Japan annually to hike mountains, according to Japan National Tourism Organization and others.

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Recovery from quake in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A man walks past the rubble of houses and buildings destroyed by the earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010, near Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, on Jan. 9, 2011, a year after the disaster.

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Japan, Jordan draw in soccer Asian Cup

DOHA, Qatar - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni (R) shake hands with defender Maya Yoshida after Japan drew with Jordan 1-1 in their Asian Cup opener against Jordan in Doha on Jan. 9, 2011. Yoshida scored by heading home in the second of four minutes of stoppage time of the game.

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Japan, Jordan draw in soccer Asian Cup

DOHA, Qatar - Japan defender Maya Yoshida (2nd from R) scores by heading home in the second of four minutes of stoppage time of Japan's soccer Asian Cup opener against Jordan in Doha on Jan. 9, 2011. Japan and Jordan drew 1-1.

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Japan, Jordan draw in soccer Asian Cup

DOHA, Qatar - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni celebrates after defender Maya Yoshida scores by heading home in the second of four minutes of stoppage time of Japan's Asian Cup opener against Jordan in Doha on Jan. 9, 2011. Japan and Jordan drew 1-1.

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Japan vs Jordan in Asian Cup

DOHA, Qatar - Supporters cheer for Japan's national soccer team before its Asian Cup opener against Jordan in Doha on Jan. 9, 2011.

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Japan, Jordan draw in soccer Asian Cup

DOHA, Qatar - Japan players shake hands with Jordan players after they drew 1-1 in their Asian Cup opener in Doha on Jan. 9, 2011. Japan defender Maya Yoshida (22) scored by heading home in the second of four minutes of stoppage time of the game.

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Japan, Jordan draw in soccer Asian Cup

DOHA, Qatar - Japan defender Maya Yoshida (22) scores by heading home in the second of four minutes of stoppage time of Japan's soccer Asian Cup opener against Jordan in Doha on Jan. 9, 2011. Japan and Jordan drew 1-1.

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Japan, Jordan draw in soccer Asian Cup

DOHA, Qatar - Japan defender Maya Yoshida (22) scores by heading home in the second of four minutes of stoppage time of Japan's soccer Asian Cup opener against Jordan in Doha on Jan. 9, 2011. Japan and Jordan drew 1-1.

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New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) defeats countryman Kakuryuon on the first day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2011.

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Japan minister in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akihiro Ohata (L) and Saudi Arabian Water and Electricity Minister Abdallah bin Abd al-Rahman al-Husayn shake hands as they meet in Riyadh on Jan. 9, 2011, on Japan's support for Saudi Arabia on water infrastructure improvements.

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Osaka commerce god festival

OSAKA, Japan - ''Lucky girls'' put lucky items on the bamboos of visitors as the Toka Ebisu festival featuring a commerce god begins at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2011.

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Japan vs Jordan in Asian Cup

DOHA, Qatar - Supporters cheer for Japan's national soccer team before its Asian Cup opener against Jordan in Doha on Jan. 9, 2011.

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Hakuho awarded

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho receives a special award from the Yokozuna Deliberation Council on the opening day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2011, acknowledging his achievement of a 63-bout winning streak -- the second longest in Japan's sumo history.

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Injury forces former Japan winger Ohata to retire

KOBE, Japan - Former Japan winger Daisuke Ohata (L) is tackled during a rugby game between his Kobelco Steelers and Toyota Industries Shuttles in the Top League at Home's Stadium Kobe in Kobe on Jan. 9, 2011. Ohata, 35, suffered a right knee injury, making the game the final one of his career.

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New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko applaud as they watch the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2011.

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Kan, wife go shopping

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan pushes a shopping cart at a supermarket in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2011. Kan and his wife Nobuko went shopping in a move seen as aimed at showing the premier is close to the common people. (Pool photo)

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Smiles on umbrellas

KOBE, Japan - Participants hold umbrellas with photos of smiling children printed on them in an art event in Kobe on Jan. 9, 2011. Art director Koji Mizutani organized the ''Merry Umbrella Project,'' mainly using photos of children he has taken in quake-stricken areas around the world including Kobe, which was hit by the Jan. 17, 1995, Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Smiles on umbrellas

KOBE, Japan - Participants hold umbrellas with photos of smiling children printed on them in an art event in Kobe on Jan. 9, 2011. Art director Koji Mizutani organized the ''Merry Umbrella Project,'' mainly using photos of children he has taken in quake-stricken areas around the world including Kobe, which was hit by the Jan. 17, 1995, Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Kan, wife go shopping

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and his wife Nobuko (C) shop at a supermarket in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2011. The move is seen as aimed at showing the premier is close to the common people. (Pool photo)

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Sudan referendum

JUBA, Sudan - Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir waves after casting his vote in a referendum in Juba, southern Sudan, on Jan. 9, 2011. The referendum began the same day to question whether southern Sudan will go independent.

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Osaka commerce god festival

OSAKA, Japan - Men carry a woman in a palanquin on a street as the Toka Ebisu festival featuring a commerce god begins in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2011.

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People in Abyei, Sudan

ABYEI, Sudan - A member of United Missions in Sudan armed with a gun watches over an outdoor market in the oil-rich Abeyi region on Dec. 26, 2010. Infrastructures in the southern Sudan area have not been developed even since the cease-fire in the civil war brought about by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Abyei's self-determination referendum on Jan. 9, 2011, is expected to be delayed.

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People in Abyei, Sudan

ABYEI, Sudan - Some people in Sudan's oil-rich Abeyi region walk past traditional-style housing on Dec. 26, 2010. Infrastructures in the southern Sudan area have not been developed even since the cease-fire in the civil war brought about by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Abyei's self-determination referendum on Jan. 9, 2011, is expected to be delayed.

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Rankings for New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2010, after the rankings for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament were released. The Mongolian yokozuna aims to capture his sixth consecutive tournament title at the upcoming tournament starting Jan. 9, 2011.

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Rankings for New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho holds a table of the rankings for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2010. The Mongolian yokozuna aims to capture his sixth consecutive tournament title at the upcoming tournament beginning Jan. 9, 2011.