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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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CHINA-JIANGSU-LIANYUNGANG-SCO-INT'L LOGISTICS PARK (CN)

(240704) -- LIANYUNGANG, July 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker loads packed products onto a truck at the Uzbekistan automotive parts distribution center at the SCO (Lianyungang) International Logistics Park in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 1, 2024. Inaugurated in 2015, the SCO (Lianyungang) International Logistics Park covering an area of about 69.79 square kilometers is home to over 1,600 enterprises. (SCO stands for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization) The park has built a multimodal logistics system comprising roads, railways, rivers, and the sea, which also integrates industries such as new materials and new energy besides modern logistics. As of the end of June this year, the accumulated throughput of the park hit 289 million tonnes with a combined logistics business revenue of 19.06 billion yuan (about 2.62 billion U.S. dollars). (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-JIANGSU-LIANYUNGANG-SCO-INT'L LOGISTICS PARK (CN)

(240704) -- LIANYUNGANG, July 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker operates a forklift to transfer bags of ore at Lianyungang Bonded Logistics Center at the SCO (Lianyungang) International Logistics Park in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 1, 2024. Inaugurated in 2015, the SCO (Lianyungang) International Logistics Park covering an area of about 69.79 square kilometers is home to over 1,600 enterprises. (SCO stands for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization) The park has built a multimodal logistics system comprising roads, railways, rivers, and the sea, which also integrates industries such as new materials and new energy besides modern logistics. As of the end of June this year, the accumulated throughput of the park hit 289 million tonnes with a combined logistics business revenue of 19.06 billion yuan (about 2.62 billion U.S. dollars). (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-JIANGSU-LIANYUNGANG-SCO-INT'L LOGISTICS PARK (CN)

(240704) -- LIANYUNGANG, July 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member unloads cargoes at a warehouse at the SCO (Lianyungang) International Logistics Park in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 1, 2024. Inaugurated in 2015, the SCO (Lianyungang) International Logistics Park covering an area of about 69.79 square kilometers is home to over 1,600 enterprises. (SCO stands for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization) The park has built a multimodal logistics system comprising roads, railways, rivers, and the sea, which also integrates industries such as new materials and new energy besides modern logistics. As of the end of June this year, the accumulated throughput of the park hit 289 million tonnes with a combined logistics business revenue of 19.06 billion yuan (about 2.62 billion U.S. dollars). (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Thai PM Thaksin granted bail after indictment in royal insult case

STORY: Former Thai PM Thaksin granted bail after indictment in royal insult case SHOOTING TIME: June 18/Feb. 18, 2024 DATELINE: June 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press briefing of the Thai attorney-general's office 2. various of a car carrying Thaksin leaving a police hospital on Feb. 18, 2024 STORYLINE: Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was granted bail on Tuesday, the country's criminal court said, following a formal indictment on his charge of royal insult. Thaksin has been released during trial on bail of 500,000 baht (about 13,600 U.S. dollars) under the condition that he is prohibited from leaving the kingdom unless permitted, a court statement said. According to the Thai Attorney-General, Thaksin is alleged to have defamed the monarchy during an interview with foreign media in 2015, which violated lese majeste and computer crime laws. The 74-year-old former prime minister returned to Thailand from self-exile last yea

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New energy revitalizes coal mining subsidence area in China's Datong

STORY: New energy revitalizes coal mining subsidence area in China's Datong SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: DATONG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the base 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG ZHIWEI, Chairman of a new energy company based in Datong 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HAN ZHICHENG, Local photovoltaic power generation monitoring center STORYLINE: Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province was once heavily-reliant on coal mining. Due to prolonged and large-scale mining, there is a large subsidence area of about 1,687 square kilometers in the city. Thanks to the efforts to tap into renewable energy, the ecological environment here has changed a lot. The construction of the Datong Coal Mining Subsidence Area National Advanced Technology Photovoltaic Demonstration Base began in September 2015. Since then, 13 enterprises have invested in and helped to operate the photovoltaic panels. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG ZHIWEI, Chairman of a new en

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Free story classes for rural children in NW China

STORY: Free story classes for rural children in NW China SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of free story classes for rural children by Jiao Meining 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIAO MEINING, Storyteller 3. various of free story classes for rural children by Jiao Meining STORYLINE: In 2015, under the influence of Japanese painter Miyoshi Tatsuya, a woman named Jiao Meining began to offer free story classes to children in rural China. Over the past 9 years, Jiao has taught at least 4 classes a week, covering over 400 schools. Nearly 100,000 rural children have enjoyed her story classes. Born in rural area of Shaanxi, NW China, Jiao has always enjoyed reading since her childhood. She knows that compared to children in big cities, rural students lack high-quality reading resources. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIAO MEINING, Storyteller "When I was telling a story, I can see the glow from children's eyes. I can also feel

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Turkish security forces capture 23 suspected IS members: minister

STORY: Turkish security forces capture 23 suspected IS members: minister SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the operations of Turkish security forces (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces have apprehended 23 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in recent operations, according to a statement by the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Thursday. The police conducted simultaneous raids in several provinces, including Canakkale, Hatay, Konya, Sakarya, Tekirdag, Yalova, and Yozgat, Yerlikaya said on the social media platform X, without revealing the specific timing of these operations. Between June 1, 2023, and April 22, 2024, a total of 1422 operations were carried out against the IS group. As a result, 2,991 suspects were captured, according to the minister. The IS has conducted a series of deadly attacks in Türkiye since 2015, including the rec

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International Day of Yoga celebrated in India

STORY: International Day of Yoga celebrated in India DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the yoga event STORYLINE: Hundreds of people of all ages gathered at Kartavya Path near the iconic India Gate in the Indian capital city of New Delhi on Wednesday to celebrate the 9th International Yoga Day. The event commenced with a video message from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Emphasizing the importance of yoga, Modi said that it has created a healthy and powerful society where the collective energy was much more. Starting in 2015, the International Day of Yoga is celebrated on June 21 annually. It was proposed by India and was adopted by the United Nations in the form of a resolution in December 2014. The celebration was also observed across India, with senior leaders and federal ministers leading yoga sessions. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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A small feather carrying wish for world peace | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: A small feather carrying wish for world peace | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:38 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY STORYLINE: This monument is dedicated to He Zhihong, a Chinese woman peacekeeper who died in the line of duty while serving in a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Haiti in 2010. She was just 35. Chinese President Xi Jinping shared He's story at the UN peacekeeping summit in New York in 2015. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President "Five years ago, we lost He Zhihong, a peacekeeping policewoman in the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti. She left a four-year-old son and elderly parents. She once wrote: 'In this vast world, I may be just like a small feather. But even so, I want this feather to carry the wish for peace.' This was her wish, and it is also China's commitment to peace." After graduating from Yunnan Normal University in 1998, He Zhihong became a border inspector in Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan.

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UN secures insurance for deteriorating oil tanker in Yemen

STORY: UN secures insurance for deteriorating oil tanker in Yemen DATELINE: June 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the FSO Safer 2. various of the workers hired by the UN conducting preparation work for a ship-to-ship oil transfer plan STORYLINE: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced on Monday that it has secured insurance for the FSO Safer, a decaying oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen. The tanker, which carries 1.14 million barrels of oil and anchors in the Red Sea off the coast of Hodeidah, has not undergone maintenance since 2015 due to Yemen's civil war. The insurance, which was arranged by insurance broker Howden, will cover the cost of any loss or damage that might occur during the transfer of oil from the FSO Safer to another tanker, the UNDP said in a press release on its website. "Insurance became a critical element of enabling this salvage operation to proceed," UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner was quoted

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Many observation points in Japan mark "tropical day"

TOKYO, June 1 Kyodo - People walk in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district with sunshades on June 1, 2015, when the mercury exceeded 30 C at many observation points, including part of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The weather agency warned of the danger of heat stroke.

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Gamba move into ACL q'finals after 3-2 win over Seoul

OSAKA, June 1 Kyodo - Gamba Osaka's Takashi Usami (L front) and his teammates acknowledge supporters after their 3-2 second-leg win over South Korea's FC Seoul at Expo Stadium in Osaka Prefecture on May 27, 2015. Gamba reached the Asian Champions League quarterfinals after a 6-3 aggregate.

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Three bridges witness development of transportation in China's Tibet

STORY: Three bridges witness development of transportation in China's Tibet DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of three bridges STORYLINE: The Tongmai Bridge in Bomi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, is a key bridge on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. It was put into operation in 2015. Beside the bridge stand two of its previous versions. One was built over 20 years ago. And another wooden one was built in the 1950s. The three bridges witness great strides made in Tibet's transportation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lhasa, China. (XHTV)

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AL general secretariat meets to follow up SDGs 2030 in Arab region

STORY: AL general secretariat meets to follow up SDGs 2030 in Arab region DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a meeting held by the general secretariat of the Arab League (AL) STORYLINE: The general secretariat of the Arab League (AL), based in Cairo, met Thursday to follow up the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 in the Arab region. The meeting discussed some topics related to the execution of the SDGs on the Arab region's level. The agenda included the outcomes of the Arab initiative for overcoming hunger, the achievement of the SDGs in the conflict-affected states, the effects of COVID-19 on the SDGs 2030 in the Arab region, in addition to the mechanisms of the sustainable funding in the Arab region. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted in September 2015 by all UN member states. It aims to eliminate poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV

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India celebrates Int'l Day of Yoga

STORY: India celebrates Int'l Day of Yoga DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people doing yoga 2. various of the celebration STORYLINE: The International Day of Yoga was celebrated in India on Tuesday. Residents in Mumbai city hosted a free yoga session along the picturesque marine drive promenade, attracting hundreds of people to practice yoga together. International Yoga Day has been celebrated every year on June 21 since 2015 with the aim to spread awareness about the benefits of yoga. The theme for this year is "Yoga for Humanity." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mumbai, India. (XHTV)

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Brazilian musician sings for his family's life in China's Zhongshan

STORY: Brazilian musician sings for his family's life in China's Zhongshan DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:31 LOCATION: ZHONGSHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Brazilian musician Ricardo Vogt's life in Zhongshan, China 2. SOUNDBITE (English): RICARDO VOGT, Brazilian musician STORYLINE: Brazilian musician Ricardo Vogt has been living in China's Zhongshan with his family for about six years. Find out what it's like to live there in his melody. #GLOBALink SOUNDBITE (English): RICARDO VOGT, Brazilian musician "My name is Ricardo Vogt. I am originally from Brazil. I am a musician. The first time I came to China was in 2010. I came to do a show in Shanghai. I was very impressed with China. It's very safe. And people are very friendly. So since then, I've had this great impression about China, and then I had the opportunity to come back in 2015. I came back this time with my wife, with Veronica Nunes. We perform music together. That trip really opened up my mind and made me want to live

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Iran urges U.S. return to Vienna nuke talks for "signing agreement"

STORY: Iran urges U.S. return to Vienna nuke talks for "signing agreement" DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry 2. various of nuclear facilities (file) STORYLINE: Iran on Monday urged the United States to return to the nuclear talks in Vienna for "signing an agreement" on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal, official news agency IRNA reported. Iran is "moving in the direction of diplomacy" and ready to reach a "good, lasting and effective" agreement, Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, told a weekly press conference. Criticizing the U.S. double standard policy, Khatibzadeh said the Americans have been continuing former President Donald Trump's policies despite their claim to try to fix them. "We don't know whether to believe in their words or in their actions as they are still continuing Trump's path," he said. Speaking of an anti-Iran resolution adopted by th

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Corals planted to protect marine ecosystem in Hainan, China

STORY: Corals planted to protect marine ecosystem in Hainan, China DATELINE: June 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Boundary Island 2. various of researchers growing and transplanting corals 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU ZHONGJIE, Hainan Academy of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI YUANCHAO, Hainan Academy of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences STORYLINE: Chinese researchers have been growing and transplanting corals to restore the coral reef ecosystem in Boundary Island in the southernmost Hainan Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU ZHONGJIE, Hainan Academy of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences "Due to the impact of climate change and human activities, the coral reef ecosystem was degraded. The coral coverage continued to decline. We started to monitor coral reef ecology in 2004, and began to plant corals on Boundary Island in 2015." Studies show that China has lost over 80 percent of its coral reefs in the past 30 years. In the S

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No survivors have been found so far in China plane crash: official

STORY: No survivors have been found so far in China plane crash: official DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: WUZHOU, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wreckage at the crash site 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU TAO, Official of Civil Aviation Administration of China 3. various of the press conference STORYLINE: No survivors have been found so far in Monday's plane crash, said an aviation official on Tuesday night at a news briefing on the investigation into the crash. A passenger plane with 132 people aboard crashed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday afternoon. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU TAO, Official of Civil Aviation Administration of China "So far, no survivors have been found. There were 123 passengers with no foreign passengers and 9 crew members on board. The crashed aircraft was Boeing 737-800 and was introduced on June 22, 2015. As of the time of the accident, it has completed 8,986 flights, totalling 18,239 hours." Based on known information, t

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Iran, IAEA agree to settle nuclear issues in boost for Vienna talks

STORY: Iran, IAEA agree to settle nuclear issues in boost for Vienna talks DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday agreed on a roadmap to resolve Iran's nuclear safeguards issues by June, a vital step as talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal entered the final stage. The IAEA released a joint statement by its Director-General Rafael Grossi and Mohammad Eslami, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) after the two met in Tehran early Saturday. The statement said the AEOI will provide to the IAEA written explanations about nuclear materials found at undeclared sites in Iran by March 20. By June, the IAEA chief will aim to report the conclusion on the issues after the agency's review. The two sides agreed on the roadmap as negotiators in Vienna said they are close to reaching a deal on restoring the Iran nuclear

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Genkai plant's No. 1 reactor to be scrapped

Photo taken in June 2013 shows the No. 1 reactor of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japan city of Genkai. The utility will decide on March 18, 2015, to scrap the unit as it will reach 40 years of operation in October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Climate change panel co-chair urges all nations to cut emissions

Swiss climate scientist Thomas Stocker, co-chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group 1, speaks in an interview in Tokyo on June 30, 2015. He stressed the importance of all nations reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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North Japan city eyes joint ferry link to Russia with private sector

Hiroshi Kudo, mayor of Wakkanai in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido, briefs the municipal assembly on Oct. 1, 2015, on a plan for a joint venture with the private sector to operate a regular ferry service between the city and Korsakov on the Russian Far Eastern island of Sakhalin. The city aims to resume next June the deficit-running service that its operator ended in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People provide free transport for kin of Chinese ship mishap victims

A man volunteers on June 5, 2015, to provide free transportation for bereaved families of victims on the cruise ship that capsized in the Yangtze River in Jianli in China's Hubei Province, with a yellow ribbon tied to the sideview mirror as a mark. The ship with 456 aboard capsized on June 1, leaving most of the dead in the worst ship disaster in China in decades. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. defense chief Carter visits Vietnam

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (R) attends a welcoming ceremony for him in Hanoi accompanied by Vietnamese Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh on June 1, 2015. Carter visited Vietnam ahead of the first visit to the United Sates by Hanoi's top leader since the end of the 1965-1975 war between the two countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goldfish market in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district

Goldfish and tropical fish in hundreds of plastic bags are hung up for sale at the Mong Kok Goldfish Market in Hong Kong on June 1, 2015. (Photo by Takuro Yabe)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marinos' Fujimoto scores equalizer against Kobe in J-League

Jungo Fujimoto (R) of Yokohama F Marinos heads home the equalizer in the first half of a J-League match against Vissel Kobe at Noevir Stadium in Kobe on June 27, 2015. Marinos and Vissel finished the first stage sixth and 13th, respectively, after a 1-1 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young Nebuta artists' works displayed in Aomori

Young Nebuta artist Rika Tsukamoto shows off her miniature Nebuta float in Aomori, Japan, on June 1, 2015. The city is exhibiting floats made by young Nebuta artists to nurture more Nebuta artists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maestro Ozawa conducts in Paris

Maestro Seiji Ozawa (R) responds to the audience following a concert of his international academy in Paris on July 1, 2015. While he canceled an appearance at a concert in Geneva on June 28, Ozawa conducted in Paris youthfully. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Joint experiment to tell heavy rain info 10 minutes before

An e-mail message forecasting heavy rain to begin in about 10 minutes is displayed on a mobile phone screen. It is part of a joint social experiment by the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention and Japan Weather Association started on June 1, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maestro Ozawa conducts in Paris

Maestro Seiji Ozawa (C) shakes hands with a player of his international academy following their concert in Paris on July 1, 2015. While he canceled an appearance at a concert in Geneva on June 28, Ozawa conducted in Paris youthfully. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan manager Sasaki attends press conference

Japan manager Norio Sasaki attends a press conference on June 30, 2015, in Edmonton, Canada, prior to a World Cup semifinal against England on July 1. Sasaki revealed confidence in Japan's victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan manager Sasaki attends press conference

Japan manager Norio Sasaki (R) and forward Shinobu Ono attend a press conference on June 30, 2015, in Edmonton, Canada, prior to a World Cup semifinal against England on July 1. Sasaki revealed confidence in Japan's victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Federer advances to Wimbledon 2nd round

Roger Federer of Switzerland responds to the crowd after beating Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 during the Wimbledon first round match on June 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan players in training session prior to World Cup semifinal

Japan goalkeepers Miho Fukumoto (below) and Erina Yamane attend a training session on June 30, 2015, in Edmonton, Canada, prior to a World Cup semifinal against England on July 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giants get walk-off win against Kuroda, Carp

Yoshiyuki Kamei (2nd from L) celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off sacrifice fly off Hiroki Kuroda in the ninth inning of the Yomiuri Giants' 2-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome on June 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Federer advances to Wimbledon 2nd round

Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a shot during the Wimbledon first round match against Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 30, 2015. Federer beat Dzumhur 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the second round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kvitova advances to 2nd round at Wimbledon

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic returns a shot to Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands during their first-round match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 30, 2015. Kvitova won 6-1, 6-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giants get walk-off win against Kuroda, Carp

Hiroshima Carp pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is seen after allowing a game-tying single to Shinnosuke Abe in the ninth inning of a 2-1 loss to the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on June 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan prepares for World Cup semifinals against England

Members of "Nadeshiko" Japan train in Edmonton, Canada, on June 29, 2015, prior to the Women's World Cup semifinal match against England on July 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan prepares for World Cup semifinals against England

Members of "Nadeshiko" Japan train in Edmonton, Canada, on June 29, 2015, prior to the Women's World Cup semifinal match against England on July 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Williams beats Gasparyan

Serena Williams of the United States waves to the audience after beating Margarita Gasparyan of Russia 6-4, 6-1 during the first round of Wimbledon on June 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hawks beat Lions to pad out PL lead

Shota Takeda pitches in the Softbank Hawks' 3-1 win over the Seibu Lions at Tokyo Dome on June 29, 2015. Takeda picked up his seventh win after allowing one run in six innings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Djokovic in Wimbledon 1st round

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic hits a shot in the first round of the Wimbledon championships in London on June 29, 2015, against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to face England in World Cup semifinal match

(From L) Mana Iwabuchi, Homare Sawa and Yukari Kinga of "Nadeshiko" Japan train in Edmonton, Canada, on June 28, 2015, ahead of their Women's World Cup semifinal match against England on July 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwabuchi fires Japan into Women's World Cup semis

Elise Kellond-Knight of Australia (8) and Rumi Utsugi of Japan compete for the ball during the second half of a Women's World Cup quarterfinal at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, on June 27, 2015. Japan won 1-0 and will face England in the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwabuchi fires Japan into Women's World Cup semis

Rumi Utsugi of Japan controls the ball away from Lisa De Vanna of Australia during a Women's World Cup quarterfinal at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, on June 27, 2015. Japan won 1-0 and will face England in the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwabuchi fires Japan into Women's World Cup semis

Japan coach Norio Sasaki (R) hugs Aya Miyama after Japan's 1-0 victory over Australia in a Women's World Cup quarterfinal at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, on June 27, 2015. Japan will face England in the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwabuchi fires Japan into Women's World Cup semis

Japan players wave to the crowd after beating Australia 1-0 in a Women's World Cup quarterfinal at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, on June 27, 2015. Japan will face England in the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo