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South Pars Natural-Gas Condensate Field - Iran

Workers set up the Bilal offshore natural gas rig ran by the National Iranian Oil Company in the rig in the Persian gulf on July 12, 2014. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Pars Natural-Gas Condensate Field - Iran

Workers set up the Bilal offshore natural gas rig ran by the National Iranian Oil Company in the rig in the Persian gulf on July 12, 2014. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Pars Natural-Gas Condensate Field - Iran

Workers set up the Bilal offshore natural gas rig ran by the National Iranian Oil Company in the rig in the Persian gulf on July 12, 2014. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Pars Natural-Gas Condensate Field - Iran

Workers set up the Bilal offshore natural gas rig ran by the National Iranian Oil Company in the rig in the Persian gulf on July 12, 2014. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Pars Natural-Gas Condensate Field - Iran

Workers set up the Bilal offshore natural gas rig ran by the National Iranian Oil Company in the rig in the Persian gulf on July 12, 2014. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Pars Natural-Gas Condensate Field - Iran

Workers set up the Bilal offshore natural gas rig ran by the National Iranian Oil Company in the rig in the Persian gulf on July 12, 2014. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Pars Natural-Gas Condensate Field - Iran

Workers set up the Bilal offshore natural gas rig ran by the National Iranian Oil Company in the rig in the Persian gulf on July 12, 2014. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Pars Natural-Gas Condensate Field - Iran

Workers set up the Bilal offshore natural gas rig ran by the National Iranian Oil Company in the rig in the Persian gulf on July 12, 2014. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Pars Natural-Gas Condensate Field - Iran

Workers set up the Bilal offshore natural gas rig ran by the National Iranian Oil Company in the rig in the Persian gulf on July 12, 2014. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Pars Natural-Gas Condensate Field - Iran

Workers set up the Bilal offshore natural gas rig ran by the National Iranian Oil Company in the rig in the Persian gulf on July 12, 2014. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows a view of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore (R) communicates with his colleagues at the camp of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, June 12, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore walks at the camp of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, June 12, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the K

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore checks the operating status of devices at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, June 12, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore reviews blueprints at the camp of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, June 12, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km south

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Japanese cities vie for title of hottest place in Japan

KOCHI, Japan - People watch a temperature display set up in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, in July 2014 to vie for the title of Japan's hottest city against Saitama Prefecture's Kumagaya and Gifu Prefecture's Tajimi, which each registered 40.9 C on Aug. 16, 2007. Shimanto set Japan's highest temperature of 41.0 C on Aug. 12 last year. The cities use high temperatures to promote tourism.

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Asteroid named after disaster-hit town in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Koichi Miyamoto (C), mayor of Tomioka Town in Fukushima Prefecture, points to a photograph of the asteroid named "Tomiokamachi" in the prefectural city of Koriyama on Aug. 12, 2014. The asteroid was discovered by an astronomer of Dynic Astropark, a commercial observatory in Taga Town, Shiga Prefecture, in 1992 and was registered with the International Astronomical Union in July this year under the name in the hope of the town's rapid recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. On the right of Miyamoto is Susumu Takahashi, head of the observatory.

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Taiwan's ethnic group Amis performs harvest dance

TAITUNG, Taiwan - Young people in tribal robes peculiar to the Amis, the largest indigenous group in Taiwan, perform a ritual dance at an annual harvest festival in a place surrounded by rice paddies in this file photo taken on July 12, 2014.

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Kotoshogiku, Hakuho retain share of lead at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho holds his prize money as he leaves the ring after beating compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu on the 14th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 26, 2014. Hakuho shares the lead of the 15-day event with ozeki Kotoshogiku at 12-2.

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Kotoshogiku, Hakuho retain share of lead at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho (R) forces compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu out of the ring on the 14th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 26, 2014. Hakuho shares the lead of the 15-day event with ozeki Kotoshogiku at 12-2.

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Kotoshogiku, Hakuho retain share of lead at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kotoshogiku (L) pushes No. 11 maegashira Takayasu out of the ring on the 14th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 26, 2014. Kotoshogiku shares the lead of the 15-day event with yokozuna Hakuho at 12-2.

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Japanese comic exhibition opens in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Visitors take pictures of character figures from popular Japanese manga series "One Piece" at an exhibition at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul on July 26, 2014, after it opened to the public. Initially scheduled to start July 12, the show was put on hold when the memorial canceled a contract renting exhibition space to the organizers, citing a drawing in the original comic series resembling Japan's Rising Sun flag, which arouses anti-Japanese sentiment in the country due to its history as a military flag.

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Japanese comic exhibition opens in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - A child poses for photos in front of character figure from popular Japanese manga series "One Piece" at an exhibition at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul on July 26, 2014, after it opened to the public. Initially scheduled to start July 12, the show was put on hold when the memorial canceled a contract renting exhibition space to the organizers, citing a drawing in the original comic series resembling Japan's Rising Sun flag, which arouses anti-Japanese sentiment in the country due to its history as a military flag.

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Up-and-coming Fujinami, Otani pitch in All-Star game

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Shintaro Fujinami of the Hanshin Tigers (L) and Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters, the two rivals from their high school days, are starting pitchers in game 2 of the All-Star series at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on July 19, 2014. Otani threw a 162-kilometer-per-hour fastball to tie the Japanese record. Otani's Pacific League team beat the Central League squad 12-6.

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Japan's chief TPP negotiator speaks to media

OTTAWA, Canada - Koji Tsuruoka, Japan's chief negotiator of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, speaks at a press conference in Ottawa, Canada, on July 12, 2014, after officials from the 12 countries involved, including Japan and the United States, finished the latest round of talks in the Canadian city.

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Brazuca

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Photo taken July 12, 2014, in Rio de Janeiro, shows a Brazuca, the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, bearing the names of the countries in the final to be held the following day.

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Day before World Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Germany players Sami Khedira (L) and Mesut Ozil take part in training in Rio de Janeiro on July 12, 2014, ahead of a World Cup final against Argentina the following day.

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Day before World Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Argentina players Gonzalo Higuain (R) and Javier Mascherano take part in training in Rio de Janeiro on July 12, 2014, ahead of a World Cup final against Germany the following day.

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Day before World Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Miroslav Klose of Germany takes part in training in Rio de Janeiro on July 12, 2014, ahead of a World Cup final against Argentina the following day.

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Day before World Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Lionel Messi of Argentina takes part in training in Rio de Janeiro on July 12, 2014, ahead of a World Cup final against Germany the following day.

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Day before World Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Germany coach Joachim Low holds a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on July 12, 2014, ahead of a World Cup final against Argentina the following day.

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Day before World Cup final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella holds a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on July 12, 2014, ahead of a World Cup final against Germany the following day.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place

BRASILIA, Brazil - A Brazil supporter cries after the national team's 3-0 loss to the Netherlands in a World Cup playoff for third place at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place

BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (C) is pictured in the second half of a World Cup playoff for third place against the Netherlands at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014. The Netherlands won 3-0.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place

BRASILIA, Brazil - Arjen Robben (L) of the Netherlands shakes hands with Thiago Silva of Brazil after the Netherlands' 3-0 victory in a World Cup playoff for third place at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place

BRASILIA, Brazil - Netherlands players pose for photos after the team's 3-0 victory over Brazil in a World Cup playoff for third place at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place

BRASILIA, Brazil - Georginio Wijnaldum (R back) of the Netherlands celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's third goal in the second half of a World Cup playoff for third place against Brazil at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014. The Netherlands won 3-0.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place

BRASILIA, Brazil - Robin van Persie (facing the camera) of the Netherlands hugs Oscar of Brazil after the Netherlands' 3-0 victory in a World Cup playoff for third place at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place

BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil players are pictured after the Netherlands scored their third goal in the second half of a World Cup playoff for third place at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014. The Netherlands won 3-0.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place

BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil players react after the team's 3-0 loss to the Netherlands in a World Cup playoff for third place at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place

BRASILIA, Brazil - Georginio Wijnaldum (R) of the Netherlands celebrates after scoring the team's third goal in the second half of a World Cup playoff for third place against Brazil at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014. Jonathan de Guzman (8) of the Netherlands and Hernanes (18) of Brazil are also pictured. The Netherlands won 3-0.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place

BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar is pictured after the Netherlands scored their third goal in the second half of a World Cup playoff for third place at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014. The Netherlands won 3-0.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place

BRASILIA, Brazil - Netherlands players celebrate after the team's third goal in the second half of a World Cup playoff for third place against Brazil at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014. The Netherlands won 3-0.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place at World Cup

BRASILIA, Brazil - Daley Blind (5) of the Netherlands celebrates with teammate Robin van Persie (9) after scoring the team's second goal in the first half of a World Cup playoff match for third place against Brazil at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014. The Netherlands won 3-0.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place at World Cup

BRASILIA, Brazil - Daley Blind (5) of the Netherlands celebrates after scoring the team's second goal in the first half of a World Cup playoff match for third place against Brazil at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014. The Netherlands won 3-0.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place

BRASILIA, Brazil - Arjen Robben (R) of the Netherlands shoots in the second half of a World Cup playoff for third place against Brazil at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014. At left is Thiago Silva of Brazil. The Netherlands won 3-0.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place at World Cup

BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar (L) is shown after Robin van Persie of the Netherlands converts a penalty to score the opening goal in the first half of a World Cup playoff match for third place at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014. The Netherlands won 3-0.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place at World Cup

BRASILIA, Brazil - Netherlands players pose for photos ahead of a World Cup playoff match for third place against Brazil at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014. The Netherlands won 3-0.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place at World Cup

BRASILIA, Brazil - Daley Blind (5) of the Netherlands scores the team's second goal past Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar (C) in the first half of a World Cup playoff match for third place at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014. Brazil players Maicon (23), Luiz Gustavo (17) and David Luiz (4) can also be seen. The Netherlands won 3-0.

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Netherlands down Brazil 3-0 to take 3rd place

BRASILIA, Brazil - Arjen Robben (R) of the Netherlands dribbles the ball, with Ramires of Brazil in pursuit, in the second half of a World Cup playoff for third place at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on July 12, 2014. The Netherlands won 3-0.