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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - France's women soccer player Gaetane Thiney during a autographs session and press conference at Nike Store on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France on July 18, 2011 after the FIFA Women World Cup in Germany. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Thierry Plessis/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - France's women soccer player Gaetane Thiney during a autographs session and press conference at Nike Store on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France on July 18, 2011 after the FIFA Women World Cup in Germany. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Thierry Plessis/ABACAPRESS.COM

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin views the scenery in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, June 20, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commercial block featured by tradi

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin displays a tea set he brought from Uruguay for Mate tea at LOKO steakhouse in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, June 20, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the a

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin makes preparations for a beer festival in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 19, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commercial bl

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin (1st R) and his Chilean friend Paul (2nd R) interact with customers during a beer festival in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 19, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with h

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin's wife Zhang Jin (R) cuts steaks at LOKO steakhouse in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, June 20, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin displays the steak he just cooked at LOKO steakhouse in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, June 20, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin seasons the steak at LOKO steakhouse in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, June 20, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commercial bloc

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin (1st L) cooks steaks during a beer festival in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 19, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commerci

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin walks his dog along the Yangtze River in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 20, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commercial block featured by traditional a

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin (L) and his wife Zhang Jin visit a store in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 19, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commercial

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin interacts with his pet bird in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 19, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commercial block feature

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin cooks steaks during a beer festival in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 19, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commercial block

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-FRANCE-BREAKING-COACH-MOUNIR BIBA-PARIS OLYMPICS (CN)

(240717) -- BEIJING, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken in 2012 shows Mounir Biba posing with the belt after winning the 2012 Red Bull BC One championship. Two B-girls and one B-boy of China have obtained Paris Olympics quotas, which is a new achievement for the young Chinese team under the coaching of French breaking legend Mounir Biba. French B-boy Mounir started to learn breaking at the age of 13 and joined the world-famous Vagabond Crew when he was 20, winning 13 individual and group world championships in breaking. His achievements and fame made him a judge for the breaking event at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Then Mounir dedicated to promoting breaking into the Paris Olympics. In 2022, Mounir began to coach the Chinese team. "It was a challenge to take a young team with no experience." Mounir said. He shared everything he has with the team. With the help of his expertise, the talent and hard work of the team, Chinese team impressed the world. Chinese B-bo

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-FRANCE-BREAKING-COACH-MOUNIR BIBA-PARIS OLYMPICS (CN)

(240716) -- BEIJING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken in 2012 shows Mounir Biba posing with the belt after winning the 2012 Red Bull BC One championship. Two B-girls and one B-boy of China have obtained Paris Olympics quotas, which is a new achievement for the young Chinese team under the coaching of French breaking legend Mounir Biba. French B-boy Mounir started to learn breaking at the age of 13 and joined the world-famous Vagabond Crew when he was 20, winning 13 individual and group world championships in breaking. His achievements and fame made him a judge for the breaking event at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Then Mounir dedicated to promoting breaking into the Paris Olympics. In 2022, Mounir began to coach the Chinese team. "It was a challenge to take a young team with no experience." Mounir said. He shared everything he has with the team. With the help of his expertise, the talent and hard work of the team, Chinese team impressed the world. Chinese B-bo

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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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Popovic named as new manager of FC Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on July 20, 2009, shows Ranko Popovic. On Jan. 2, 2012, the 44-year-old Serbian and former Oita Trinita boss was named manager of FC Tokyo, the newly crowned Emperor's Cup winner.

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Farmed eels put into aquaculture ponds to be cut 20%

TOKYO, Japan - A man catches eels for shipment in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in this file photo taken in July 2012, amid concern over possible short supply due to a recent deal by Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan to cut the volume of young eels put into aquaculture ponds by 20% from recent levels.

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Mt. Fuji draws 246,616 climbers

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows climbers on Mt. Fuji in July 2012. A municipal government in Yamanashi said on Sept. 1, 2012, that the mountain drew 246,616 climbers during July and August, up about 20,000 from the previous year due mainly to fine weather.

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Egyptian woman working in niqab at TV station

CAIRO, Egypt - Women wearing niqab wait for the recording of a TV program at a studio in Cairo in July 2012. The TV station employs some 40 women as announcers, directors and cameramen, all of whom wear niqabs. It started broadcasting on July 20, aimed at eliminating discrimination against women wearing niqabs in Egypt where such women are a rarity.

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Egyptian woman working in niqab at TV station

CAIRO, Egypt - A woman wearing a niqab appears on a TV program on Arabic studies at a studio in Cairo in July 2012. The TV station employs some 40 women as announcers, directors and cameramen, all of whom wear niqabs. It started broadcasting on July 20, aimed at eliminating discrimination against women wearing niqabs in Egypt where such women are a rarity.

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IAEA team inspection at Onagawa nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Sujit Samaddar (C), head of the International Atomic Energy Agency's International Seismic Safety Center, answers reporters' questions in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 31, 2012. The 20-member IAEA delegation team started an inspection the previous day at the Onagawa nuclear power plant, which was relatively undamaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in March 2011. The turbine building for the No. 2 reactor and a levee at the plant can be seen in the back.

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IAEA team inspection at Onagawa nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Members of a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency listen to explanations in the heat exchanger room of the No. 2 reactor building at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 31, 2012. The 20-member delegation started an inspection the previous day at the plant, which was relatively undamaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in March 2011.

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IAEA team inspection at Onagawa nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Members of a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency examine a levee at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 31, 2012. The 20-member delegation started an inspection the previous day at the plant, which was relatively undamaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in March 2011.

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IAEA team inspection at Onagawa nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Members of a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency listen to explanations in the heat exchanger room of the No. 2 reactor building at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 31, 2012. The 20-member delegation started an inspection the previous day at the plant, which was relatively undamaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in March 2011.

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IAEA team inspection at Onagawa nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Members of a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency listen to explanations in the heat exchanger room of the No. 2 reactor building at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 31, 2012. The 20-member delegation started an inspection the previous day at the plant, which was relatively undamaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in March 2011.

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Japan's mixed doubles pair loses to Poland

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Shintaro Ikeda (R) and Reiko Shiota (L) dropped their first match, falling to Poland's Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Zieba 21-18, 22-20 in Group B of the mixed doubles draw at Wembley Arena in London during the London Olympics on July 28, 2012.

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Japan's mixed doubles pair loses to Poland

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Shintaro Ikeda (R) and Reiko Shiota (L) dropped their first match, falling to Poland's Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Zieba 21-18, 22-20 in Group B of the mixed doubles draw at Wembley Arena in London during the London Olympics on July 28, 2012.

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Puppy to be given to Putin

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake holds a puppy named "Yume" at the prefectural government hall in the city of Akita on July 23, 2012. The Akita prefectural government will give the puppy to Russian President Vladimir Putin following Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's offer to make a gift of an Akita-breed dog to the Russian leader during their meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico, in June 2012 on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit.

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Puppy to be given to Putin

AKITA, Japan - Farmer Shoji Hatakeyama poses with his Akita puppy "Yume" in the city of Akita on July 23, 2012. The Akita prefectural government will give the puppy to Russian President Vladimir Putin following Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's offer to make a gift of an Akita-breed dog to the Russian leader during their meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico, in June 2012 on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit.

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"Black glacier" in Greenland

QAANAAQ, Greenland - Photo taken July 20, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by a Japanese expedition team to the North Pole shows a glacier in Qaanaaq, Greenland, which looks black.

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"Black glacier" in Greenland

QAANAAQ, Greenland - Teruo Aoki, laboratory head at the Meteorological Research Institute of the Japan Meteorological Agency, a member of a Japanese expedition team to the North Pole, examines a glacier which looks black in Qaanaaq, Greenland, on July 20, 2012.

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Theater shooting in Colorado

DENVER, United States - Flowers are offered near a movie theater in the Colorado town of Aurora, near Denver, on July 20, 2012. Twelve people were killed and 59 injured when a lone gunman opened fire early in the day at the theater during a screening of the new Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises."

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Iwakuma makes solid start in Seattle loss

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma starts in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on July 20, 2012. Iwakuma worked six strong innings but did not figure in the decision as Seattle managed just five hits in a 4-3, 14-inning loss.

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Theater shooting in Denver

DENVER, United States - The Stars and Stripes is flown at half-mast at the White House in Washington on July 20, 2012, after 12 people were killed and 59 injured when a lone gunman opened fire early in the day at a movie theater in the Colorado town of Aurora, near Denver.

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Theater shooting in Colorado

DENVER, United States - A police officer guards a site near a movie theater (back) in the Colorado town of Aurora, near Denver, on July 20, 2012. Twelve people were killed and 59 injured when a lone gunman opened fire early in the day at the theater during a screening of the new Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises."

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British Embassy in Tokyo starts Olympic countdown

TOKYO, Japan - The British Embassy in Tokyo starts countdown to the opening ceremony of the London Olympics by illuminating the front wall of its main building with the Union Jack pattern and the time remaining, on the night of July 20, 2012. The countdown illumination will be in place every night until the opening ceremony on July 27.

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ASEAN mends differences over S. China Sea disputes

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong releases in Phnom Penh on July 20, 2012, a statement on behalf of ASEAN foreign ministers reaffirming the group's commitment to the "six-point principles on the South China Sea." The principles call for peacefully settling territorial disputes with China over rival claims to islands in the sea.

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BMW to test electric car-sharing in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo in Tokyo on July 20, 2012, shows an electric vehicle to be used in a car-sharing field test involving BMW Japan Corp. The auto company will partner up with parking chain operator Times24 Co. to conduct a joint car-sharing field test using its electric vehicles.

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British Embassy in Tokyo starts Olympic countdown

TOKYO, Japan - The British Embassy in Tokyo starts countdown to the opening ceremony of the London Olympics by illuminating the front wall of its main building with the Union Jack pattern and the time remaining, on the night of July 20, 2012. The countdown illumination will be in place every night until the opening ceremony on July 27.

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Renault-Nissan to outsource car production to S. Korean unit

SEOUL, South Korea - Carlos Ghosn, chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co. and the alliance of Nissan and Renault SA, attends a press conference in Seoul on July 20, 2012. Nissan said the alliance will invest $160 million in Renault Samsung Motors, a South Korean unit, and outsource production of the new Nissan Rogue sport utility vehicle to it.

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Antinuclear rally

TOKYO, Japan - An antinuclear rally is held on a street in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 20, 2012.

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Osprey deployment in Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Members of a civic group hold a banner and collect signatures in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture on July 20, 2012, to protest a U.S. military plan to deploy MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at a base in the western Japanese city, with the planes set to arrive on July 23.

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Olympic athletes' village

LONDON, Britain - Zamzam Mohamed Farah (3rd from R), who will compete in the women's 400 meters, holds Somalia's national flag during a ceremony marking the Somali delegation's arrival at the Olympics athletes' village in London on July 20, 2012.

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Kim Jong Il's former sushi chef

BEIJING, China - Kenji Fujimoto (C), sushi chef to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing's international airport on July 20, 2012, en route to Pyongyang. Fujimoto says he was invited there by Kim Jong Un, the late Kim's son and North Korea's new leader.

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Ex-premier Hatoyama joins antinuclear rally

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) joins an antinuclear rally on a street in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. In an unusual move by a former prime minister, the Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight said he believes it is premature to reactivate nuclear reactors in the country and that he "must play a role to change the political trends by conveying people's voices to the prime minister's office as a former prime minister."

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Kim Jong Il's former sushi chef

BEIJING, China - Kenji Fujimoto (C), sushi chef to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing's international airport on July 20, 2012, en route to Pyongyang. Fujimoto says he was invited there by Kim Jong Un, the late Kim's son and North Korea's new leader.

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Antinuclear rally

TOKYO, Japan - An antinuclear rally is held on a street in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 20, 2012.

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Antinuclear rally

TOKYO, Japan - An antinuclear rally is held on a street in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 20, 2012.