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Memorial for victims of eruption from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak

SHIMABARA, Japan - People light candles on June 3, 2014, at Mt. Unzen Disaster Memorial Hall in Shimabara to pray for the victims of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak in Nagasaki Prefecture on the same day in 1991.

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23rd anniv. of Mt. Unzen disaster

SHIMABARA, Japan - Family members of media workers killed in the Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak pyroclastic flow disaster in Nagasaki Prefecture in 1991 pray in Shimabara on June 3, 2014.

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Russian foreign minister visits disputed island of Kunashiri

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) arrives in Kunashiri Island, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, on June 3. He is the first Russian foreign minister to visit one of the islands known in Japan as the Northern Territories and in Russia as the Southern Kurils since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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City marks 15th anniversary of Mt. Unzen eruption

SHIMABARA, Japan - People who lost their kin when Mt. Unzen (seen in the background) errupte in 1991, visit a place that commands the volcano on June 3 as the city of Shimabara in Nagasaki Prefecture marked the 15th anniversary of the disaster that took 43 lives.

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City marks 15th anniversary of Mt. Unzen eruption

SHIMABARA, Japan - People offer their silent prayer on June 3 as the city of Shimabara in Nagasaki Prefecture marked the 15th anniversary of the 1991 eruption of Mt. Unzen that took 43 lives.

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City marks 10th anniversary of Mt. Unzen eruption

SHIMABARA, Japan - Participants in a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the 1991 eruption of Mt. Unzen pray for 43 victims of the eruption in front of the altar set up in a hall in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, on June 3. At the start of the 10 a.m. ceremony, Mayor Teijiro Yoshioka and 350 others prayed for one minute in silence to commemorate the disaster.

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Memorial service for victims in 1991 Mt. Unzen eruption

SHIMABARA, Japan - Teijiro Yoshioka (R), mayor of Shimabara at the foot of Mt. Unzen in Nagasaki Prefecture, on June 3 prays for the souls of the 43 people killed in a deadly pyroclastic flow belched from the 1,359-meter volcano on June 3, 1991.

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Chinese premier Zhu meets N. Korean leader Kim Yong Nam

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) and Kim Yong Nam (L), chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, hold a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 4. Kim arrived June 3 on a five-day official visit to China, heading the first high-level North Korean delegation in eight years. In 1991, then-President Kim Il Sung visited Beijing.

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GLOBALink | Practice of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong a great success: Australian law professor

STORY: GLOBALink | Practice of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong a great success: Australian law professor DATELINE: June 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:18 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of views in Hong Kong 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICHARD CULLEN, Visiting law professor, University of Hong Kong 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RICHARD CULLEN, Visiting law professor, University of Hong Kong 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RICHARD CULLEN, Visiting law professor, University of Hong Kong STORYLINE: This year marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Richard Cullen, a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong, chose to stay in the city after moving here from Australia more than 30 years ago. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICHARD CULLEN, Visiting law professor, University of Hong Kong "I first arrived in Hong Kong in late 1991. Originally I just came for 2 years, like many people do. And here, I'm still here more than 30 years later. I think Hong Kong is just a mar

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Sweden experiences highest inflation in three decades

STORY: Sweden experiences highest inflation in three decades DATELINE: June 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a shopping mall 2. various of a petrol station 3. various of street views STORYLINE: Swedish consumers are witnessing the highest inflation since 1991, with consumer prices, measured with a fixed interest rate, rising from 6.4 percent in April to 7.2 percent in May, Statistics Sweden said on Tuesday. Energy prices saw the biggest increases, with fuel prices surging by 41.8 percent in a year and electricity prices rising by 33.6 percent. In contrast to prior years, when the price of power dropped in the spring as a result of declining demand, it rose by 4.1 percent in May. Food price has increased significantly as well. Meat prices rose by 4.4 percent in May, while the cost of eggs and dairy products grew by 3.5 percent from April to May. Meanwhile, costs of owning a condominium rose by 7.2 percent compared with May 2021. House owners

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Russian foreign minister visits disputed island of Kunashiri

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) arrives in Kunashiri Island, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, on June 3. He is the first Russian foreign minister to visit one of the islands known in Japan as the Northern Territories and in Russia as the Southern Kurils since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Shimabara city pay tribute to 1991 volcanic disaster victims

People offer flowers on June 3, 2018, at a cenotaph set up for firefighters killed in the volcanic disaster of 1991 in the southwestern Japanese city of Shimabara. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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City marks 15th anniversary of Mt. Unzen eruption

SHIMABARA, Japan - People who lost their kin when Mt. Unzen (seen in the background) errupte in 1991, visit a place that commands the volcano on June 3 as the city of Shimabara in Nagasaki Prefecture marked the 15th anniversary of the disaster that took 43 lives. (Kyodo)

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City marks 15th anniversary of Mt. Unzen eruption

SHIMABARA, Japan - People offer their silent prayer on June 3 as the city of Shimabara in Nagasaki Prefecture marked the 15th anniversary of the 1991 eruption of Mt. Unzen that took 43 lives. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic disaster at Mt. Unzen in Japan

File photo taken June 3, 1991, in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows a massive pyroclastic flow spewing from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak. The volcanic disaster killed 43 people.

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Shimabara city pays tribute to 1991 volcanic disaster victims

People look at lit candles on June 3, 2018, in paying tribute to the memory of 43 people who died in the volcanic disaster of 1991 in the southwestern Japanese city of Shimabara. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimabara city pays tribute to 1991 volcanic disaster victims

People look at lit candles on June 3, 2018, in paying tribute to the memory of 43 people who died in the volcanic disaster of 1991 in the southwestern Japanese city of Shimabara. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimabara city pay tribute to 1991 volcanic disaster victims

People offer prayers on June 3, 2018, at a cenotaph set up for firefighters killed in the volcanic disaster of 1991 in the southwestern Japanese city of Shimabara. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimabara city pay tribute to 1991 volcanic disaster victims

Firefighters offer flowers on June 3, 2018 at a cenotaph set up for firefighters killed in the volcanic disaster of 1991 in the southwestern Japanese city of Shimabara. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimabara city pay tribute to 1991 volcanic disaster victims

People offer prayers on June 3, 2018, at a cenotaph set up for firefighters killed in the volcanic disaster of 1991 in the southwestern Japanese city of Shimabara. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimabara city pay tribute to 1991 volcanic disaster victims

Firefighters offer flowers on June 3, 2018 at a cenotaph set up for firefighters killed in the volcanic disaster of 1991 in the southwestern Japanese city of Shimabara. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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City marks 10th anniversary of Mt. Unzen eruption

SHIMABARA, Japan - Participants in a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the 1991 eruption of Mt. Unzen pray for 43 victims of the eruption in front of the altar set up in a hall in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, on June 3. At the start of the 10 a.m. ceremony, Mayor Teijiro Yoshioka and 350 others prayed for one minute in silence to commemorate the disaster.

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Chinese premier Zhu meets N. Korean leader Kim Yong Nam

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) and Kim Yong Nam (L), chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, hold a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 4. Kim arrived June 3 on a five-day official visit to China, heading the first high-level North Korean delegation in eight years. In 1991, then-President Kim Il Sung visited Beijing.