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Crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

File photo taken on July 5, 2012, shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's No. 4 reactor in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The operator of the nuclear power plant began removing fuel from a pool at the reactor in November 2013.

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2001 shows former Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira. Matsudaira, who steered the country to the gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011, the Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012. He was 81.

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Native Bolivians

LA PAZ, Bolivia - Native Bolivians stage a sit-in in La Paz on July 5, 2012, in protest over a road construction plan.

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Libya election

TRIPOLI, Libya - Posters for a parliamentary election are put up in Tripoli, Libya, on July 5, 2012.

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Libya election

TRIPOLI, Libya - Posters for a parliamentary election are put up in Tripoli, Libya, on July 5, 2012.

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Aoki extends hit streak to 12 games

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Norichika Aoki hits a single during the first inning of a game against the Miami Marlins at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 5, 2012, extending his hitting streak to 12 games. The Marlins won 4-0.

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Darvish wins fan vote for final All-Star spot

CHICAGO, United States - Texas Rangers right hander Yu Darvish chats with his teammate during a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on July 5, 2012. Darvish was named the same day to the American League All-Star team after winning the final fan vote.

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Serena Williams advances to final at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a women's singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 5, 2012. Williams, who won 6-3, 7-6(6), advanced to the final against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

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Serena Williams advances to final at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States celebrates after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a women's singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 5, 2012. Williams, who won 6-3, 7-6(6), advanced to the final against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

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Aoki extends hit streak to 12 games

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Norichika Aoki hits a single during the first inning of a game against the Miami Marlins at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 5, 2012, extending his hitting streak to 12 games. The Marlins won 4-0.

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Serena Williams advances to final at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams (R) of the United States celebrates after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a women's singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 5, 2012. Williams, who won 6-3, 7-6(6), advanced to the final against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

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Darvish wins fan vote for final All-Star spot

CHICAGO, United States - Texas Rangers right hander Yu Darvish attends a news conference at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on July 5, 2012, after being named to the American League All-Star team after winning the final fan vote.

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Darvish wins fan vote for final All-Star spot

CHICAGO, United States - Texas Rangers right hander Yu Darvish attends a news conference at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on July 5, 2012, after being named to the American League All-Star team after winning the final fan vote.

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Darvish wins fan vote for final All-Star spot

CHICAGO, United States - Texas Rangers right hander Yu Darvish attends a news conference at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on July 5, 2012, after being named to the American League All-Star team after winning the final fan vote.

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Serena Williams advances to final at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams (R) of the United States celebrates after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a women's singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 5, 2012. Williams, who won 6-3, 7-6(6), advanced to the final against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

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"The Shard" in London

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on July 3, 2012, shows the Shard, a high-rise building in London. An inauguration ceremony was held on July 5, 2012, for the 95-story, about 310-meter high building, the tallest in the European Union.

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Japan Expo in France

PARIS, France - Visitors in costumes pose as Japan Expo 2012, a Japanese pop culture event, begins in Paris on July 5, 2012.

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"The Shard" in London

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on July 3, 2012, shows the Shard, a high-rise building in London. An inauguration ceremony was held on July 5, 2012, for the 95-story, about 310-meter high building, the tallest in the European Union.

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Cuban leader in China

BEIJING, China - Cuban leader Raul Castro (L) is escorted by Chinese President Hu Jintao for a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 5, 2012.

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Serena Williams advances to final at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States celebrates after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a women's singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 5, 2012. Williams, who won 6-3, 7-6(6), advanced to the final against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

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Serena Williams advances to final at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a women's singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 5, 2012. Williams, who won 6-3, 7-6(6), advanced to the final against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

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S. Korean activist in N. Korea

PANMUNJEOM, Korea - South Korean leftist activist Ro Su Hui (C) waves to the North Korean side (front) before crossing the border with the South in the truce village of Panmunjeom on July 5, 2012. The vice chairman of the North and South Headquarters of the Pan-national Alliance for Korea's Reunification was arrested after crossing the border to the South Korean side following an unauthorized trip to the North.

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Azarenka defeated by Serena Williams at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays against Serena Williams of the United States in a women's singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 5, 2012. Williams, who won 6-3, 7-6(6), advanced to the final against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

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Serena Williams advances to final at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a women's singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 5, 2012. Williams, who won 6-3, 7-6(6), advanced to the final against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

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Panel says Fukushima accident was "man-made" disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 5, 2012, shows the wrecked building housing the No. 4 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. A Japanese parliament-appointed panel investigating the Fukushima plant disaster released a report the same day saying the calamity could have been prevented if regulators and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. had taken appropriate safety steps, calling it "clearly a man-made disaster."

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Japan peacekeeping mission in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Members (back) of an engineering unit of Japan's Self-Defense Forces are pictured with local people (front) in Juba on July 5, 2012. The SDF members are engaged in infrastructure improvement work under a U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

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Radwanska advances to final at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland (L) and Angelique Kerber of Germany greet each other after a women's singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 5, 2012. Radwanska, who won 6-3, 6-4, advanced to the final against Serena Williams of the United States.

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Ai Miyazato at U.S. Women's Open

KOHLER, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato tees off on the first hole during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin, on July 5, 2012. Miyazato sat one shot adrift of American trio Brittany Lincicome, Lizette Salas and Cristie Kerr in a tie for fourth place in the opening round, carding a 2-under-par 70.

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Radwanska advances to final at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland celebrates after beating Angelique Kerber of Germany in a women's singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 5, 2012. Radwanska, who won 6-3, 6-4, advanced to the final against Serena Williams of the United States.

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Radwanska advances to final at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland plays against Angelique Kerber of Germany in a women's singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 5, 2012. Radwanska, who won 6-3, 6-4, advanced to the final against Serena Williams of the United States.

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Radwanska advances to final at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland plays against Angelique Kerber of Germany in a women's singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 5, 2012. Radwanska, who won 6-3, 6-4, advanced to the final against Serena Williams of the United States.

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Kerber defeated by Radwanska at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Angelique Kerber of Germany plays against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in a women's singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 5, 2012. Radwanska, who won 6-3, 6-4, advanced to the final against Serena Williams of the United States.

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Apparent tornado hits Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - Men work to repair the roof of a house hit by an apparent tornado in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on July 5, 2012. One person was injured and more than 20 houses were damaged.

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Japan Expo in France

PARIS, France - Visitors in costumes pose as Japan Expo 2012, a Japanese pop culture event, begins in Paris on July 5, 2012.

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Cuban leader in China

BEIJING, China - Cuban leader Raul Castro (front R) is escorted by Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 5, 2012.

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Panel says Fukushima accident was "man-made" disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 5, 2012, shows (from front) No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. A Japanese parliament-appointed panel investigating the Fukushima plant disaster released a report same day saying the calamity could have been prevented if regulators and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. had taken appropriate safety steps, calling it "clearly a man-made disaster."

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Panel says Fukushima accident was "man-made" disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 5, 2012, shows (from front L) No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. A Japanese parliament-appointed panel investigating the Fukushima plant disaster released a report same day saying the calamity could have been prevented if regulators and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. had taken appropriate safety steps, calling it "clearly a man-made disaster."

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News agencies, newspapers discuss int'l cooperation

MOSCOW, Russia - Top officials of news agencies, newspapers and television outlets around the world gather in Moscow on July 5, 2012, for the World Media Summit to discuss challenges facing the press and avenues for mutual cooperation.

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Honda adds NBox Plus to light-vehicle lineup

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. shows a type of the NBox Plus light vehicle capable of carrying people in a wheelchair in Tokyo on July 5, 2012. The automaker said it will release the vehicle as the company seeks to boost small-car sales by expanding its light-vehicle lineup.

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Panel says Fukushima accident was "man-made" disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 5, 2012, shows (from L) No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. A Japanese parliament-appointed panel investigating the Fukushima plant disaster released a report the same day saying the calamity could have been prevented if regulators and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. had taken appropriate safety steps, calling it "clearly a man-made disaster."

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Panel says Fukushima accident was "man-made" disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kurokawa, head of a Japanese parliament-appointed panel investigating the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, signs a report at a Diet building in Tokyo on July 5, 2012. The report says the calamity could have been prevented if regulators and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. had taken appropriate safety steps, calling it "clearly a man-made disaster."

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

OSAKA, Japan - Employees undertake operations at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s central power feeding direction center in Osaka on July 5, 2012, shortly after the No. 3 reactor at the company's Oi plant in Fukui Prefecture began generating electricity. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

OI, Japan - Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Seishu Makino (far L) witnesses work to resume nuclear power supply from the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi plant in Fukui Prefecture on July 5, 2012. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Toy Story-themed 3D attraction

URAYASU, Japan - Oriental Land Co. shows the press July 5, 2012, its new Toy Story-themed attraction at the Tokyo DisneySea theme park in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture. "Toy Story Mania!" is the park's first attraction incorporating three-dimensional goggles with a ride.

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

OSAKA, Japan - Employees undertake operations at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s central power feeding direction center in Osaka on July 5, 2012, shortly after the No. 3 reactor at the company's Oi plant in Fukui Prefecture began generating electricity. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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BOJ upgrades economic assessments

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan branch managers gather at the central bank's head office in Tokyo for a one-day meeting on July 5, 2012. The BOJ decided in the meeting to revise upward the assessments of all nine regional economies in the country compared with three months earlier, encouraged by pickups in business investment and private consumption.

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

OI, Japan - Photo shows the central control room for the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture on July 5, 2012, shortly after the reactor began generating power. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

OI, Japan - Photo shows the central control room for the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture on July 5, 2012, shortly after the reactor began generating power. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

OSAKA, Japan - A monitor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s central power feeding direction center in Osaka shows the No. 3 reactor at the company's Oi plant in Fukui Prefecture has begun generating electricity, at 7:13 a.m. on July 5, 2012. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Greenwich Park

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken July 5, 2011, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows a special site at Greenwich Park in London, the venue for equestrian and modern pentathlon competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games. The photo was taken when the Olympic test event took place.