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Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : Syria's President Bashar Al Assad and First Lady Asma has told british TV Sky News they would welcome the Obamas to Damascus to push forward peace process. That was during posing first stone of an educational project in Damascus, Syria on July 2, 2009. Al Assad's comments are the latest in a series of signs that US-Syrian relations are improving after years of tension. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Profile: Xi Jinping the reformer

(240715) -- BEIJING, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xi Jinping lays a flower basket in front of the bronze statue of Deng Xiaoping in Lianhuashan Park in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 8, 2012. TO GO WITH "Profile: Xi Jinping the reformer" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lan Hongguang)

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Profile: Xi Jinping the reformer

(240715) -- BEIJING, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xi Jinping visits the family of Tang Rongbin in Luotuowan Village of Longquanguan Township, Fuping County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 30, 2012. TO GO WITH "Profile: Xi Jinping the reformer" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lan Hongguang)

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Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years

STORY: Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 13, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of construction workers in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 25, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of a bread factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: July 3, 2023) (courtesy of Ankara Municipality) 4. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Dec. 7, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The jobless rate in Türkiye was 8.5 percent in October, the lowest level since November 2012 when it was 8.4 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute said on Monday. The number of unemployed people, aged 15 years old and over, dropped by 163,000 to 2.96 million year-on-year in November, it said, adding the unemployment rate dropped by 0.5 percentage point

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated February 2, 2012 of Madonna attends the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show Press Conference at the Super Bowl XLVI Media Center in Indianapolis, IN, 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 Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated February 5, 2012 of Madonna and LMFAO perform at the half-time show of Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, 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 Lionel Hahn/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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Cambodia bids final farewell to Sihanouk

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A special vehicle carrying the ashes of former Cambodian King Sihanouk proceeds in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on July 11, 2014, as Cambodia holds a grand Buddhist ceremony to bid a final farewell to Sihanouk, who died on Oct. 15, 2012, at the age of 89.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (R) and Kaori Matsumoto after her victory in the women's 57-kilogram division at ExCel during the London Olympics in July 2012. Sonoda said Jan. 31, 2013, he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Student uses fashion show to promote Arab-Japan ties

TOKYO, Japan - Megumi Yoshinaga, a 19-year-old Chinese-born, naturalized Japanese university student, poses for a photo during a fashion show in Tokyo on July 15, 2012. She headed a group of students to successfully organize the show featuring the latest styles of "abaya" Islamic women's clothing for cultural promotion between Japan and the Arab world.

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Japan shock Spain in men's soccer for historic victory

GLASGOW, Scotland - Japan's Manabu Saito (15) passes the ball 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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Sharp mulls substantial job cuts

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken July 26, 2012, shows the headquarters of Sharp Corp. in Osaka. The consumer electronics maker is considering chopping some 3,000 jobs, or 15 percent of its parent-basis workforce, through early retirements and natural reductions mainly in Japan to turn its deteriorating business around, sources close to the plan said on July 26.

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Harumafuji defeats Hakuho to win Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji (arm raised), sitting with Aminishiki to his right, waves during a parade after winning the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture on July 22, 2012. Harumafuji won the tournament and his third career Emperor's Cup with a perfect 15-0 record, having defeated grand champion Hakuho in the day's last bout.

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Harumafuji defeats Hakuho to win Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji, sitting with his wife to the right and a group of jubilant supporters, holds the winner's trophy after capturing his third career title at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture on July 22, 2012. Harumafuji won the tournament with a perfect 15-0 record, having defeated grand champion Hakuho in the day's final bout.

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Harumafuji defeats Hakuho to win Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Kitanoumi for winning the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture on July 22, 2012. Harumafuji won the tournament and his third career Emperor's Cup with a perfect 15-0 record, having defeated grand champion Hakuho in the day's last bout.

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Harumafuji defeats Hakuho to win Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji (L) pushes grand champion Hakuho out of the ring on July 22, 2012, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture. Harumafuji won the tournament and his third career Emperor's Cup with a perfect 15-0 record.

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Harumafuji defeats Hakuho to win Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji (L) pushes grand champion Hakuho out of the ring on July 22, 2012, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture. Harumafuji won the tournament and his third career Emperor's Cup with a perfect 15-0 record.

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China activist Ai

BEIJING, China - Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei answers reporters' questions in Beijing on July 20, 2012, after a court rejected his appeal to a fine. His company has been imposed a fine of 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) for alleged tax evasion.

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China activist Ai

BEIJING, China - Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei reads a document stating a court rejection of his appeal to a fine in Beijing on July 20, 2012. His company has been imposed a fine of 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) for alleged tax evasion.

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Manga exhibition in China on horrors of war

CHANGCHUN, China - Japanese manga artist Kenji Morita draw a cartoon on a book in Changchun, China, on July 20, 2012. Morita heads a group hosting the "My August 15" exhibition of works by Japanese manga artists on their childhood memories of Japan's defeat in World War II that opened in the northern China city of Changchun on July 20, 2012.

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Niigata marks 5th anniversary of fatal Chuetsu quake

NIIGATA, Japan - Haruo Motoi, who lost his mother in a 2007 earthquake, speaks during a memorial ceremony on July 16, 2012, in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, which was held to mark the fifth anniversary of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit the coast of the Chuetsu region in the prefecture claiming 15 lives.

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Niigata marks 5th anniversary of fatal Chuetsu quake

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - People who lost family members in a 2007 earthquake offer flowers during a memorial ceremony on July 16, 2012, in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, which was held to mark the fifth anniversary of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit the coast of the Chuetsu region in the prefecture claiming 15 lives.

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Niigata marks 5th anniversary of fatal Chuetsu quake

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - A memorial ceremony is held on July 16, 2012, in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, to mark the fifth anniversary of a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit the coast of the Chuetsu region in the prefecture claiming 15 lives.

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Abaya fashion show in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A fashion show featuring traditional Arab "abaya" is held in Tokyo on July 15, 2012.

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Japan's envoy to China returns to Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa (C) enters the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 15, 2012. Niwa returned to Tokyo from Beijing earlier in the day to discuss the latest developments in bilateral relations with Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, including intrusions by Chinese vessels into Japanese waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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Death toll from heavy rain reaches 24

ASO, Japan - Rescue workers search for missing people in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 15, 2012. The death toll caused by torrential rain in northern parts of the Kyushu region has reached 24, local authorities said the same day.

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Japan's envoy to China returns to Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba enters the ministry in Tokyo on July 15, 2012. Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa returned to Tokyo from Beijing the same day to discuss the latest developments in bilateral relations with Gemba, including intrusions by Chinese vessels into Japanese waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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China-Japan diplomatic ties 40th anniv. concert in Nanjing

NANJING, China - Zhang Bin (R front) plays the "erhu" stringed instrument during a concert in Nanjing on July 15, 2012. Chinese and Japanese authorities staged the concert to mark the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

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Heavy rain in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A photo taken by a Kyodo News helicopter shows the pond in front of Kinkakuji in Kyoto looking murky due to heavy rain on July 15, 2012.

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Japan, U.S. students in quake-hit city

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Japanese and U.S. high school students exchange ideas on July 15, 2012, about how they can help reconstruction following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, a northeastern Japanese city hit hard by the disaster.

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Japan's envoy to China returns to Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa enters the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 15, 2012. Niwa returned to Tokyo from Beijing earlier in the day to discuss the latest developments in bilateral relations with Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, including intrusions by Chinese vessels into Japanese waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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Lavender fields in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Lavender fields in Nakafurano, Hokkaido, are in full bloom on July 15, 2012.

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Lavender fields in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Lavender fields in Nakafurano, Hokkaido, are in full bloom on July 15, 2012.

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Climber arrested for ascent of World Heritage waterfall

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in February 2012 shows Nachi Falls, a World Heritage site, in Wakayama, western Japan. A prominent climber was arrested July 15 on suspicion of rock climbing at the falls.

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Lavender fields in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Lavender fields in Nakafurano, Hokkaido, are in full bloom on July 15, 2012.

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Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts lifts off

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams rises into the air after lifting off on a rocket at 8:40 a.m. on July 15, 2012, from a launch center in Kazakhstan bound for the International Space Station.

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Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts lifts off

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams lifts off on a rocket at 8:40 a.m. on July 15, 2012, from a launch center in Kazakhstan bound for the International Space Station.

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Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts lifts off

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams lifts off on a rocket at 8:40 a.m. on July 15, 2012, from a launch center in Kazakhstan bound for the International Space Station.

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Death toll from heavy rain reaches 24

ASO, Japan - A rescue dog searches for missing people in mud-covered fields in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 15, 2012. The death toll caused by torrential rain in northern parts of the Kyushu region has reached 24, local authorities said the same day.

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Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts lifts off

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (From L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams head for a ceremony to mark their departure for the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 15, 2012. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying the three astronauts lifted off on a rocket at 8:40 a.m. the same day from a launch center in Kazakhstan.

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Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts lifts off

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Photo shows Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (front) and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko heading to a rocket launch pad at a space center in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 15, 2012. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying the two astronauts and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams lifted off on a rocket at 8:40 a.m. the same day bound for the International Space Station.

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Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts lifts off

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide waves as he heads to a rocket launch pad at a space center in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 15, 2012. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams lifted off on a rocket at 8:40 a.m. the same day bound for the International Space Station.

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San Onofre nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2011 shows the San Onofre nuclear power plant in southern California. The number of incidents of abnormal attrition -- or wearing away or grinding down by friction -- found in Japanese-made steam generator tubes in two reactors at the power plant has reached around 15,000, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a report on July 12, 2012.

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Rocket to carry Soyuz spacecraft

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A rocket which will carry a Soyuz spacecraft to be manned by three astronauts, including Japan's Akihiko Hoshide, is shown to reporters while being illuminated in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on the night of July 12, 2012, prior to the scheduled lift-off on July 15.

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Rocket to carry Soyuz spacecraft

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A rocket which will carry a Soyuz spacecraft to be manned by three astronauts, including Japan's Akihiko Hoshide, is shown to reporters while being illuminated in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on the night of July 12, 2012, prior to the scheduled lift-off on July 15.

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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 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.