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Indonesian parliament convened, opposition in control

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A total of 560 members of Indonesia's lower house of parliament take their oaths in Jakarta on Oct. 1, 2014. An uphill battle is expected for President-elect Joko Widodo's coalition government as it has only 207 seats against 292 held by a five-party opposition alliance led by Prabowo Subianto, loser in the July presidential election.

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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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Univ. professor devises IC thinner than plastic wrapper

YAMAGATA, Japan - Professor Shizuo Tokito of Yamagata University holds an electronic circuit he developed, which is one-tenth the thickness of plastic food wrappers, in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on July 1, 2014.

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Mother, daughter relax in women-only train car

BANGKOK, Thailand - A woman and her daughter relax in a women- and children-only carriage of a train about to leave Bangkok on Aug. 1, 2014. Thailand's national railway operator launched women-only train carriages after a 13-year-old girl was raped and killed aboard an overnight train in July.

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Attendant for women-only train cars ready to work

BANGKOK, Thailand - An attendant for women- and children-only carriages poses before a train leaves Bangkok on Aug. 1, 2014. Thailand's national railway operator on the same day launched the carriages after a 13-year-old girl was raped and killed aboard an overnight train in July.

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Scholar says people in Kamchatka attached to Japan

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Associate professor Yukihiko Enamito, who has been teaching Japanese at a university in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the Russian Far East since 1997, is shown in this file photo taken on July 1, 2014. Enamito describes people in the Kamchatka area as being generally friendly and attached to Japan.

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Molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka honored as a Vermeer aficionado

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on July 1, 2014, at Rockefeller University in New York, the United States, shows Japanese molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka. He was recently selected as one of 20 aficionados of 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer by the Royal Pictures Gallery Mauritshuis in The Netherlands.

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Molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka honored as a Vermeer aficionado

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on July 1, 2014, in New York, the United States, shows Japanese molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka. He was recently selected as one of 20 aficionados of 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer by the Royal Pictures Gallery Mauritshuis in The Netherlands.

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JGSDF participates in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, United States - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force engage in an island recapturing drill at U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific exercise.

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Many wind bells hung at western Japanese station

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Some 500 wind bells are hung from the ceiling of a walkway at Gokurakubashi Station on Nankai Electric Railway Co.'s Koya Line in Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 1, 2014.

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Hyogo assembly member cries during press conference

KOBE, Japan - Ryutaro Nonomura, a member of the Hyogo prefectural assembly, cries during a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on July 1, 2014. Nonomura admitted to spending around 3 million yen without any receipts for 195 one-day business trips in fiscal 2013 through March.

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Man stomps on board mocked as cover of China's report

HONG KONG, China - A man stomps on a board mocked as the enlarged cover of China's white paper on a policy of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong on July 1, 2014.

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Hyogo assembly member cries during press conference

KOBE, Japan - Ryutaro Nonomura, a member of the Hyogo prefectural assembly, cries during a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on July 1, 2014. Nonomura admitted to spending around 3 million yen without any receipts for 195 one-day business trips in fiscal 2013 through March.

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Japan's GSDF taking part in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force land on a beach at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Some 25,000 personnel from 22 countries and six observer nations are taking part in the exercise. This year's RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, is taking place from June 26 to Aug. 1.

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Afghan pres. candidate demands vote fraud allegations be addressed

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in the Afghan capital Kabul on July 1, 2014. The former foreign minister said he will not accept the outcome of June's runoff unless allegations of vote fraud are addressed.

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Afghan pres. candidate demands vote fraud allegations be addressed

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in the Afghan capital Kabul on July 1, 2014. The former foreign minister said he will not accept the outcome of June's runoff unless allegations of vote fraud are addressed.

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Japan's GSDF taking part in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force descend from rafts to land on a beach at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Some 25,000 personnel from 22 countries and six observer countries are taking part in the exercise. This year's RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, is taking place from June 26 to Aug. 1.

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Japan's GSDF taking part in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force take positions after landing on a beach at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Some 25,000 personnel from 22 countries and six observer nations are taking part in the exercise. This year's RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, is taking place from June 26 to Aug. 1.

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Japan's GSDF taking part in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force land on a beach at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Some 25,000 personnel from 22 countries and six observer nations are taking part in the exercise. This year's RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, is taking place from June 26 to Aug. 1.

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Argentina beat Switzerland 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Argentina's Angel Di Maria (L) and Lionel Messi (R) celebrate with teammate Lucas Biglia (6) after defeating Switzerland in a World Cup Round of 16 match at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Argentina won 1-0 in extra time, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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FTA between China, Switzerland takes effect

BASEL, Switzerland - Yu Jianhua (L), China's ambassador to the World Trade Organization, and Johann Schneider-Anmann, Switzerland's economy minister, hold a joint news conference in Basel, Switzerland, on July 1, 2014, as a free trade agreement between the two countries takes effect the same day.

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Belgium beat U.S. 2-1

SALVADOR, Brazil - Romelu Lukaku (L) of Belgium celebrates with teammate Axel Witsel after scoring his team's second goal during the first half of extra time in a World Cup Round of 16 match against the United States at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Belgium won 2-1, reaching the quarterfinals for the first time since 1986.

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Argentina beat Switzerland 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Argentina's Lionel Messi (facing) celebrates after Angel Di Maria (7) scores during the second half of extra time in a World Cup Round of 16 match against Switzerland at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Argentina won 1-0, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Argentina beat Switzerland 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Lionel Messi (10) and other Argentina players celebrate after defeating Switzerland in a World Cup Round of 16 match at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Argentina won 1-0, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Argentina beat Switzerland 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Argentina's Angel Di Maria (R) celebrates with teammate Lionel Messi after scoring the winning goal, which was assisted by Messi, in the second half of extra-time of a World Cup Round of 16 match against Switzerland at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Argentina won 1-0, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Argentina beat Switzerland 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Argentina's Angel Di Maria scores the winning goal in the second half of extra-time of a World Cup Round of 16 match against Switzerland at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Argentina won 1-0, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Argentina beat Switzerland 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Argentina's Lionel Messi (10) dribbles the ball as he is challenged by Switzerland players -- Granit Xhaka (10) and Gokhan Inler (8) -- during the first half of a World Cup Round of 16 match at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Argentina won 1-0, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Argentina beat Switzerland 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Argentina's Lionel Messi (10) dribbles the ball in the second half of extra-time of a World Cup Round of 16 match against Switzerland at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Behind Messi is Valon Behrami of Switzerland. Argentina won 1-0, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Argentina beat Switzerland 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Xherdan Shaqiri (R) of Switzerland and Argentina's Javier Mascherano compete for the ball during the first half of a World Cup Round of 16 match at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Argentina won 1-0, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Argentina beat Switzerland 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Xherdan Shaqiri (R) of Switzerland advances with the ball as he is challenged by Argentina's Pablo Zabaleta during the first half of a World Cup Round of 16 match at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Argentina won 1-0, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Nick Kyrgios of Australia celebrates after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in a fourth round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2014. Kyrgios won 7-6(5), 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Japan's Kei Nishikori leaves after being beaten by Milos Raonic of Canada in a fourth round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2014. Raonic won 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-3, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Rafael Nadal of Spain leaves after being defeated by Nick Kyrgios of Australia in a fourth round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2014. Kyrgios won 7-6(5), 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Nick Kyrgios (L) of Australia and Rafael Nadal of Spain shake hands after Kyrgios' victory in a fourth round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2014. Kyrgios won 7-6(5), 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Japan's Kei Nishikori throws his racket after losing the third set in a fourth round men's singles match against Milos Raonic of Canada at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2014. Raonic won 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-3, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Nick Kyrgios of Australia plays against Rafael Nadal of Spain in a fourth round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2014. Kyrgios won 7-6(5), 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Rafael Nadal of Spain plays against Nick Kyrgios of Australia in a fourth round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2014. Kyrgios won 7-6(5), 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Japan's Kei Nishikori (R) shakes hands with Milos Raonic of Canada after being defeated in a fourth round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2014. Raonic won 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-3, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Milos Raonic of Canada in a fourth round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2014. Raonic won 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-3, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Belgium beat U.S. 2-1

SALVADOR, Brazil - Romelu Lukaku (C) of Belgium is congratulated by teammates after scoring their second goal in the first half of extra time of a World Cup Round of 16 match against the United States at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Belgium won 2-1 in extra time to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 1986.

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Belgium beat U.S. 2-1

SALVADOR, Brazil - Belgium coach Marc Wilmots (C, facing the camera) hugs United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann after Belgium beat the United States 2-1 in extra time of a World Cup Round of 16 match at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Belgium reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 1986.

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Belgium beat U.S. 2-1

SALVADOR, Brazil - Romelu Lukaku of Belgium celebrates after Belgium's 2-1 victory over the United States in a World Cup Round of 16 match at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Lukaku scored his team's second goal in the first half of extra time.

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Belgium beat U.S. 2-1

SALVADOR, Brazil - Romelu Lukaku (9) of Belgium runs in celebration after scoring his team's second goal past United States goalkeeper Tim Howard (front) in the first half of extra time of a World Cup Round of 16 match at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Belgium won 2-1 in extra time to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 1986.

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Belgium beat U.S. 2-1

SALVADOR, Brazil - Belgium supporters cheer after their national team beat the United States 2-1 in extra time of a World Cup Round of 16 match at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Belgium reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 1986.

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Belgium beat U.S. 2-1

SALVADOR, Brazil - Romelu Lukaku (9) of Belgium scores his team's second goal past United States goalkeeper Tim Howard (far R) in the first half of extra time of a World Cup Round of 16 match at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. United States players Omar Gonzalez (3) and Matt Besler (5) are also seen. Belgium won 2-1 in extra time to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 1986.

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Belgium beat U.S. 2-1

SALVADOR, Brazil - Julian Green (16) of the United States scores a goal in the second half of extra time of a World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. At right is Toby Alderweireld of Belgium. Belgium won 2-1 in extra time to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 1986.

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Belgium beat U.S. 2-1

SALVADOR, Brazil - Belgium players celebrate after squad member Kevin De Bruyne scores the opener in the first half of extra time of a World Cup Round of 16 match against the United States at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Belgium won 2-1 in extra time to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 1986.

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Belgium beat U.S. 2-1

SALVADOR, Brazil - Kevin De Bruyne (7) of Belgium runs in celebration after scoring the opener in the first half of extra time of a World Cup Round of 16 match against the United States at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Belgium won 2-1 in extra time to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 1986.

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Belgium beat U.S. 2-1

SALVADOR, Brazil - Jan Vertonghen (R) of Belgium and DeAndre Yedlin (2) of the United States compete for the ball in the second half of a World Cup Round of 16 match at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. Belgium won 2-1 in extra time to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 1986.

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Belgium beat U.S. 2-1

SALVADOR, Brazil - Kevin De Bruyne (7) of Belgium scores the opener in the first half of extra time of a World Cup Round of 16 match against the United States at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on July 1, 2014. At left is Omar Gonzalez of the United States. Belgium won 2-1 in extra time to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 1986.