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US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated July 10, 2012 shows aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Mediterranean Sea. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julia A. Casper via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated October 10, 2012 of Madonna performs live at The Staples Center as part of her MDNA World Tour 2012, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Madonna’s upcoming Celebration tour has been postponed after the singer was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection”, according to an Instagram post from her longtime manager Guy Oseary. The tour was scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on 15 July. Photo by Debbie VanStory/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows 10-year-old Meng Rouyu walking with her little brother Meng Xuanpeng on her back on July 16, 2012 (L) and Meng Rouyu, who has graduated from a school for kindergarten teachers, posing for a photo with her little brother Meng Xuanpeng on Jan. 20, 2023 (R) in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Ainu party gives up fielding candidates

SAPPORO, Japan - Shiro Kayano, leader of the Ainu Party of Japan, is pictured in Biratori, Hokkaido in northern Japan, on June 28, 2013. His party, launched in January 2012 to better represent Japan's indigenous Ainu people, has given up its plan to field 10 candidates in the July 21 House of Councillors election after failing to collect sufficient campaign funds.

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Japanese astronaut Yui

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui during an interview in October 2012. On July 10, 2013, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration revealed the members of a space expedition team for a voyage in 2015, saying American Kjell Lindgren, Yui and Oleg Kononenko of Russia will leave Earth in June 2015 and stay at the International Space Station for about six months.

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Actress Mitsuko Mori dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2009 shows Japanese veteran actress Mitsuko Mori (L) receiving the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Taro Aso at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Mori died of heart failure at age 92 on Nov. 10, 2012, at a Tokyo hospital. Mori is known for playing the lead role in the long-running play "Horoki" and was also awarded the Order of Culture.

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Japan's badminton mixed doubles pair loses to Denmark

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Shintaro Ikeda (L) and Reiko Shiota (C) react after losing to Denmark's Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen in a mixed doubles Group B match at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Wembley Arena on July 31, 2012. Ikeda and Shiota lost 21-11, 21-10 to the Danish duo.

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Japan's badminton mixed doubles pair loses to Denmark

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Reiko Shiota (L) and Shintaro Ikeda play against Denmark's Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen in a mixed doubles Group B match at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Wembley Arena on July 31, 2012. Ikeda and Shiota lost 21-11, 21-10 to the Danish duo.

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Honduras beat Spain in Olympic soccer

NEWCASTLE, Britain - Juan Mata (10), Jordi Alba (L) and other Spain players argue with the referee during a London Olympics soccer Group D match against Honduras at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England, on July 29, 2012. Spain was knocked out of the tournament after losing to Honduras 0-1.

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Brewers' Aoki homers

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers leadoff man Norichika Aoki homers to right during the eighth inning of a game against the Washington Nationals at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 29, 2012. The Brewers lost 10-11.

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World champ Matsuda fails to reach 10-m air pistol final

LONDON, Britain - World champion Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan concentrates before his turn in the men's 10-meter air pistol competition at the London Royal Artillery Barracks at the 2012 Olympic Games on July 28, 2012. 36-year-old Matsuda placed 13th with 581 points and fell short of qualifying for the eight-man final.

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World champ Matsuda fails to reach 10-m air pistol final

LONDON, Britain - World champion Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan competes in the men's 10-meter air pistol final at the London Royal Artillery Barracks at the 2012 Olympic Games on July 28, 2012. 36-year-old Matsuda placed 13th with 581 points and fell short of qualifying for the eight-man final.

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Japan shock Spain in men's soccer for historic victory

GLASGOW, Scotland - Japan's Keigo Higashi (10) shoots during the second half of an Olympic men's soccer Group D opener against Spain at Hampden Park on July 26, 2012. Japan beat Spain 1-0.

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Rice wine in northern India

LEH, India - A woman holds home-made rice wine called chhaang at a village near Leh in the Ladakh area of northern India on July 10, 2012.

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Ambassador's wife creates Japanese-Albanian dictionary

TOKYO, Japan - Reko Dida, the wife of Albanian Ambassador to Japan Bujar Dida, holds a copy of a Japanese-Albanian dictionary in Tokyo on July 10, 2012, that she completed in the spring, the first of its kind in her country.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki in a training outfit of the New York Yankees heads for practice at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, after he was traded to the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners the same day. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki in a training outfit of the New York Yankees heads for practice at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, after he was traded to the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners the same day. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki (R) gives a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, the day he was traded to the New York Yankees from the Seattle Mariners. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him. To the left is New York manager Joe Girardi.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki smiles during a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, held the day he was traded to the New York Yankees from the Seattle Mariners. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki (R) gives a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, the day he was traded to the New York Yankees from the Seattle Mariners. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him. To the left is New York manager Joe Girardi.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki gives a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, the day he was traded to the New York Yankees from the Seattle Mariners. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki speaks at a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, the day he was traded to the New York Yankees from the Seattle Mariners. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki speaks at a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, the day he was traded to the New York Yankees from the Seattle Mariners. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him.

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Els wins British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Ernie Els of South Africa plays a shot during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Els carded a 7-under 273 for his second victory at the event, winning the title for the first time in 10 years.

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Els wins British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Ernie Els of South Africa holds the victor's trophy after the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Els carded a 7-under 273 for his second victory at the event, winning the title for the first time in 10 years.

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Els wins British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Ernie Els of South Africa watches his shot during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Els carded a 7-under 273 for his second victory at the event, winning the title for the first time in 10 years.

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Els wins British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Ernie Els of South Africa watches his tee shot on the first hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Els carded a 7-under 273 for his second victory at the event, winning the title for the first time in 10 years.

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Del Piero at charity match in Japan

KASHIMA, Japan - Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero (10) scores in a charity soccer match in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on July 21, 2012, to support restoration of areas hit by the 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Del Piero at charity match in Japan

KASHIMA, Japan - Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero (10) scores in a charity soccer match in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on July 21, 2012, to support restoration of areas hit by the 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Giant rubber ducky

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rubber Duck, a 10-meter-tall rubber ducky created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is displayed on a river during a festival in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 14, 2012.

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Costa Concordia 6 months after accident

GIGLIO, Italy - People spend time on a beach against the background of the cruise ship Costa Concordia lying shipwrecked off Giglio Island, Italy, on July 10, 2012, about half a year after an accident that left 30 people dead and two missing.

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Soyuz spacecraft set up on launching pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A rocket to be manned by three astronauts, including Japan's Akihiko Hoshide, is positioned on the launching pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on July 12, 2012, prior to the scheduled lift-off on July 15. The rocket was carried by a cargo train especially made for the mission from an assembly plant some 10 kilometers away.

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Costa Concordia 6 months after accident

GIGLIO, Italy - People spend time on a beach against the background of the cruise ship Costa Concordia lying shipwrecked off Giglio Island, Italy, on July 10, 2012, about half a year after an accident that left 30 people dead and two missing.

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Soyuz spacecraft set up on launching pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A rocket to be manned by three astronauts, including Japan's Akihiko Hoshide, is positioned on the launching pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on July 12, 2012, prior to the scheduled lift-off on July 15. The rocket was carried by a cargo train especially made for the mission from an assembly plant some 10 kilometers away.

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Soyuz spacecraft set up on launching pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A rocket to be manned by three astronauts, including Japan's Akihiko Hoshide, is carried to the launching pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on July 12, 2012, while the astronauts' families and other people looked on, prior to the scheduled lift-off on July 15. The rocket was carried by a cargo train especially made for the mission from an assembly plant some 10 kilometers away.

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Soyuz spacecraft set up on launching pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A rocket to be manned by three astronauts, including Japan's Akihiko Hoshide, arrives at the launching pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on July 12, 2012, prior to the scheduled lift-off on July 15. The rocket was carried by a cargo train especially made for the mission from an assembly plant some 10 kilometers away.

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Soyuz spacecraft set up on launching pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A rocket to be manned by three astronauts, including Japan's Akihiko Hoshide, leaves an assembly plant, some 10 kilometers away from the launching pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on July 12, 2012, prior to the scheduled lift-off on July 15. The rocket was later carried to the launching pad from the plant by a cargo train especially made for the mission.

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Soyuz spacecraft set up on launching pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A rocket to be manned by three astronauts, including Japan's Akihiko Hoshide, is carried from an assembly plant to the launching pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on July 12, 2012, prior to the scheduled lift-off on July 15. The rocket was carried to the launching pad from the plant some 10 kilometers away by a cargo train especially made for the mission.

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Nadeshiko Japan beat Australia in Olympic sendoff

TOKYO, Japan - Women's World Player of the Year Homare Sawa (10) of Japan's national women's soccer team celebrates with teammates Yuki Ogimi (L), Kyoko Yano (2nd from L), Saki Kumagai (3rd from R) and Mizuho Sakaguchi (2nd from R), after scoring the team's third goal in the second half of an Olympic sendoff match against Australia at National Stadium in Tokyo on July 11, 2012. Japan won 3-0.

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Yonekura debuts on Broadway with lead role in "Chicago"

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese actress Ryoko Yonekura (C) speaks in New York on the evening of July 10, 2012, after making her debut on Broadway in the lead role in the musical "Chicago" -- the first Japanese woman to take a lead role in a Broadway musical in 54 years.

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Yonekura debuts on Broadway with lead role in "Chicago"

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese actress Ryoko Yonekura appears at a press event in New York on the evening of July 10, 2012, after making her debut on Broadway in the lead role in the musical "Chicago" -- the first Japanese woman to take a lead role in a Broadway musical in 54 years.

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All-Star Game

KANSAS CITY, United States - Melky Cabrera of the San Francisco Giants holds aloft his trophy after being named MVP of the MLB All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 10, 2012. Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning as the National League beat the American League 8-0.

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All-Star Game

KANSAS CITY, United States - Melky Cabrera of the San Francisco Giants wipes away his tears after he was named MVP of the MLB All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 10, 2012. Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning as the National League beat the American League 8-0.

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All-Star Game

KANSAS CITY, United States - Melky Cabrera of the San Francisco Giants holds aloft his trophy after being named MVP of the MLB All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 10, 2012. Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning as the National League beat the American League 8-0.

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All-Star Game

KANSAS CITY, United States - Melky Cabrera (R) of the San Francisco Giants hits a two-run homer against pitcher Matt Harrison (L) of the Texas Rangers during the fourth inning of the MLB All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 10, 2012. The National League beat the American League 8-0.

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All-Star Game

KANSAS CITY, United States - Melky Cabrera (R) of the San Francisco Giants exchanges high-fives with Matt Holliday of the St. Louis Cardinals after hitting a two-run homer against pitcher Matt Harrison (L) of the Texas Rangers during the fourth inning of the MLB All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 10, 2012. The National League beat the American League 8-0.

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All-Star Game

KANSAS CITY, United States - San Francisco Giants right-hander Matt Cain starts for the National League in the MLB All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 10, 2012. The National League beat the American League 8-0.

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All-Star Game

KANSAS CITY, United States - Ryan Braun (R) of the Milwaukee Brewers triples against pitcher Justin Verlander (L) of the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of the MLB All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 10, 2012. The National League beat the American League 8-0.

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All-Star Game

KANSAS CITY, United States - Fans cheer before the MLB All-Star Game begins at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 10, 2012. The National League beat the American League 8-0.

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Costa Concordia 6 months after accident

GIGLIO, Italy - The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies shipwrecked off Giglio Island, Italy, on July 10, 2012, about half a year after an accident that left 30 people dead and two missing.