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Francois Bayrou Appointed Prime Minister

File photo dated July 19, 2011 of François Bayrou, Michèle Alliot Marie, Jean Louis Borloo during the tribute to soldiers killed in Afghanistan. - France's embattled President Emmanuel Macron has appointed centrist ally Francois Bayrou as prime minister, he announced on Friday, as he seeks to calm a political crisis. Photo by Alain Guizard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Japan PM at Vietnam Communist Party chief's funeral

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (front, L) attends the state funeral of Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party, in Hanoi on July 25, 2024. Trong, who had served in the country's highest position since 2011, died on July 19 aged 80.

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CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

(230721) -- BEIJING, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 19, 2023 shows the stadium for the opening ceremony of the Chengdu Universiade and other sports venues at Dong'an Lake Sports Park in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Chengdu Universiade is just around the corner, and college athletes from all over the world will gather in Chengdu to strive for their dreams. Chengdu has many sister cities around the world. In 1981, Chengdu and Montpellier of France became the first pair of sister cities of the two countries. In 2011, the Montpellier Chengdu Primary School and the Chengdu Montpellier Primary School were built in Montpellier and Chengdu respectively to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister cities relationship between the two cities. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

(230721) -- BEIJING, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A sight-seeing vehicle runs on a street in Montpellier, France, July 19, 2023. The Chengdu Universiade is just around the corner, and college athletes from all over the world will gather in Chengdu to strive for their dreams. Chengdu has many sister cities around the world. In 1981, Chengdu and Montpellier of France became the first pair of sister cities of the two countries. In 2011, the Montpellier Chengdu Primary School and the Chengdu Montpellier Primary School were built in Montpellier and Chengdu respectively to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister cities relationship between the two cities. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Asian elephant is seen on a road in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Asian elephant chases a dog in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Asian elephant cub plays with its mother in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Asian elephant is seen on a road in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Asian elephant eats in rice fields in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Asian elephants play in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Asian elephant is seen in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Lyu Shuai)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Asian elephants are seen in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Asian elephant eats in rice and corn fields in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Cui Wen)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers look at Asian elephants while having a meal in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 19, 2023 shows an Asian elephant in rice fields in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Asian elephants eat in rice fields in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 19, 2023 shows Asian elephants in rice fields in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Asian elephants eat in rice and corn fields in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken with a thermal imaging camera in the night of July 19, 2023 shows Asian elephants in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Photo by Diao Faxing/Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children look at Asian elephants in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Asian elephant cub plays in rice fields in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Asian elephant is seen in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Lyu Shuai)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Asian elephant is seen in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANGCHENG-ASIAN ELEPHANTS (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGCHENG, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Asian elephant eats in rice fields in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 19, 2023. Asian elephants, a pivotal species in the rainforest ecosystem, are under first-class national protection in China. The elephants are mostly found across Yunnan. In 2011, 18 Asian elephants came to Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Over the past ten years, more than 20 baby elephants have been born here. Local government has insured the farmers to protect their properties, and set up a team to observe the Asian elephants day and night to ensure the safety of villagers. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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Tragedy of 10-meter-tall breakwater put in sharp focus

SENDAI, Japan - A photograph of the 10-meter-tall coastal breakwater (L) in the Taro district of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, taken on July 19, 2009, indicates the structure was not high enough prior to the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster as the other picture taken on Sept. 1, 2014, shows most of the nearby houses gone. Part of the breakwater will be kept to show what remained just after the devastating tsunami hit.

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Rice bowl topped with sea urchin popular in Ishinomaki

TOKYO, Japan - Cook Yohei Abe in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, holds a bowl of rice topped with sea urchin at his seafood restaurant on July 19, 2014.

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TEPCO to give 100,000 yen to each management-level employee

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose tells a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2013, that he has decided to give 100,000 yen to each management-level employee to keep them from leaving the company that is struggling due to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex disaster.

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Writer of well-known A-bomb comic book 'Barefoot Gen' dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2011 shows Keiji Nakazawa, author of "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen), an iconic Japanese comic about the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing. Nakazawa died of lung cancer on Dec. 19 at a hospital in the western Japanese city, people close to him said Dec. 25, 2012. He was 73.

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Tokyo Tower gets shorter for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Tower (L) at 333-meters tall in February 2012, and the same tower at 315-meter-tall on July 19, 2012. It shrank due to recently started work to replace antenna equipment atop the structure damaged by the massive March 2011 earthquake. It is expected to regain its previous height when the work is complete in mid-August.

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Emperor, empress in quake-hit village

SAKAE, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (L) visit the village government office of Sakae, Nagano Prefecture, on July 19, 2012. The village was hit by a strong earthquake a day after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Oi reactor regains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor (front) of the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture on July 19, 2012. The reactor reached criticality that morning following its reactivation the night before by its operator, Kansai Electric Power Co. The reactor is the second to go back online after all of Japan's commercial reactors were taken offline for regular checks in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. The first to resume operation was the Oi plant's No. 3 reactor (back) which was brought to full operation on July 9.

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Oi reactor regains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor (L) of the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture on July 19, 2012. The reactor reached criticality that morning following its reactivation the night before by its operator, Kansai Electric Power Co. The reactor is the second to go back online, after all of Japan's commercial reactors were taken offline for regular checks in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. The first to resume operation was the Oi plant's No. 3 reactor (R) which was brought to full operation on July 9.

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Japan SDF in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force hold discussions with workers of a quarry company in Sudan on Jan. 19, 2012. An advance team of the GSDF arrived in the capital Juba in mid-January to build roads under a U.N. peacekeeping mission and help improve the infrastructure of the 54th African nation that became independent in July 2011.

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U.S.-N. Korea start 2-day nuclear talks in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Stephen Bosworth (L), U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, and North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan shake hands in New York on July 28, 2011, before the start of two days of talks to explore ways to resume the stalled six-party denuclearization negotiations, the first such bilateral dialogue in 19 months.

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U.S., N. Korea start 2-day nuclear talks in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan speaks to reporters in New York on July 28, 2011, before the start of two days of talks with the United States to explore ways to resume the stalled six-party denuclearization negotiations, the first such bilateral dialogue in 19 months.

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Icicle gift to newlywed polar bear couple

OSAKA, Japan - Baffin, a 19-year-old female polar bear, bites into an icicle containing apples at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka in western Japan on July 23, 2011. The zoo gave four of the icicles to Baffin and her 6-year-old ''husband'' Gogo, who ''tied the knot'' in March when Baffin was transferred there from a zoo in Hamamatsu, central Japan, as part of a polar bear breeding program.

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Icicle gift to newlywed polar bear couple

OSAKA, Japan - Gogo, a 6-year-old male polar bear, plays with an icicle containing apples at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka in western Japan on July 23, 2011. The zoo gave four of the icicles to Gogo and his 19-year-old ''wife'' Baffin, who ''tied the knot'' in March when Baffin was transferred there from a zoo in Hamamatsu, central Japan, as part of a polar bear breeding program.

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Icicle gift to newlywed polar bear couple

OSAKA, Japan - Six-year-old male polar bear Gogo (L) and his 19-year-old ''wife'' Baffin, play with an icicle containing apples at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka in western Japan on July 23, 2011. The zoo gave four of the icicles to the bears, who ''tied the knot'' in March when Baffin was transferred there from a zoo in Hamamatsu, central Japan, as part of a polar bear breeding program.

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Twins' Nishioka

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Minnesota Twins shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka celebrates the team's come-from-behind victory against the Cleveland Indians at Target Field in Minneapolis on July 19, 2011. Nishioka went 1-for-3 in a 2-1 victory.

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Mariners' Ichiro

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the fourth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on July 19, 2011. Toronto won 6-5.

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Twins' manager wears 'I love Japan women's soccer' T-shirt

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Ron Gardenhire, manager of the Minnesota Twins, wears a T-shirt supporting the Japan women's soccer at the team's practice before a game against the Cleveland Indians at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 19, 2011. Gardenhire said he is wearing it because he lost a bet on the Women's World Cup final between Japan and the United States in Germany on July 17, in which Japan won, but he wears it happily as he liked how Japan played. Twins' shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka won the bet.

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Athletics' Matsui

DETROIT, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui knocks in a two-runs single in the fifth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 19, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs in an 8-3 loss.

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Toyota unveils revitalization plan for quake-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda demonstrates the charging of electrical appliances using the automaker's Prius hybrid in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 19, 2011. He said Toyota Motor plans to support reconstruction in disaster-hit northeastern Japan on a long-term basis by expanding production and creating new jobs in the region.

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Myanmar marks 64th Martyrs' Day

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi joins her hands before the mausoleum of her father, independence hero Gen. Aung San, in Yangon on July 19, 2011. Marking the assassination of Gen. Aung San and six other independence leaders, Myanmar held a ceremony to mark the 64th Martyrs' Day at the Martyrs' Mausoleum in Yangon.

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'Nadeshiko Japan' return home after victory

TOKYO, Japan - Members of ''Nadeshiko Japan,'' the Japanese women's national soccer team, led by captain Homare Sawa (front R) and coach Norio Sasaki (front L), hold their trophies and medals during a press conference in Tokyo on July 19, 2011, following their return home after Japan won the Women's World Cup for the first time in Germany.

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Typhoon approaching Japan

SHIRAHAMA, Japan - Rough waves batter the shores of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 19, 2011, as typhoon Ma-on approaches western Japan.

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Toyota's revitalization plan for quake-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda announces plans to support the reconstruction of northeastern Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami during a press conference in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 19, 2011. He said the automaker aims to provide long-term support through expanding production and creating jobs in the region.

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'Nadeshiko Japan' meet Prime Minister Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Homare Sawa (L), captain of the world champion ''Nadeshiko Japan'' national women's soccer team, shakes hands with Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 19, 2011, after returning from their triumph at the Women's World Cup in Germany. Kan congratulated the team, saying he learned the importance of ''never giving up'' from their victory.

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'Nadeshiko Japan' meet premier with World Cup trophy

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the world champion ''Nadeshiko Japan'' national women's soccer team -- including captain Homare Sawa (2nd from L in front), Aya Miyama (R) and coach Norio Sasaki (L front) -- meet Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2nd from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 19, 2011. Kan congratulated the team on winning the Women's World Cup soccer tournament in Germany, saying he learned the importance of ''never giving up'' from their victory.

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Shiba Inu becomes police dog

OKAYAMA, Japan - File photo shows Futaba, a 5-year-old female Japanese Shiba Inu dog, being escorted by her trainer Kuniko Kudose in Soja, Okayama Prefecture, in June 2011. The Okayama prefectural police said on July 19, 2011, that Futaba has passed tests to become a police dog, the first time in Japan for a dog of the breed.