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Buyer examines gemstone at Myanmar's gem emporium

TOKYO, Japan - A trader appraises a gemstone at a gem emporium in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw in this file photo taken on June 25, 2014. Myanmar's gemstone exports have jumped since the country's shift to civilian rule in 2011, and now it aims to increase exports of processed gems for more value added rather than selling them in the raw.

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Hotel worker from tsunami-hit Japan city runs with Olympic torch

MORLEY, Britain - Sadaharu Mishina (C) runs with the Olympic torch in Morley, a town near Leeds in England, on June 25, 2012, as an official torchbearer ahead of the upcoming London Olympics. Mishina is a hotel worker from Sendai, a Japanese city hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Fukushima seafood on trial sale

SOMA, Japan - A man picks up a pack of octopus at a supermarket in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 25, 2012. Octopus and whelks caught off the coast of Fukushima went on trial sale the same day at supermarkets and retail stores in the city in the northeastern Japan prefecture, the first Fukushima seafood sold since the nation's worst nuclear plant crisis was triggered in March 2011.

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Fukushima seafood on trial sale

SOMA, Japan - A retailer examines octopus in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 25, 2012. Octopus and whelks caught off the coast of Fukushima went on trial sale the same day at supermarkets and retail stores in the city in the northeastern Japan prefecture, the first Fukushima seafood sold since the nation's worst nuclear plant crisis was triggered in March 2011.

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Kenyan Nobel Prize winner Maathai dies

NAIROBI, Kenya - File photo taken in June 2011 shows Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai in the garden of her Nairobi office. Maathai died at the age of 71 on Sept. 25, 2011, at a hospital in the Kenyan capital while undergoing treatment for cancer, according to her organization, the Green Belt Movement.

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Stray dogs, cats around Fukushima plant to be caught

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - File photo shows a stray dog wondering on a road in a no-entry zone in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, near the crippled Fukushima Nuclear Power Station on June 25, 2011. The Japanese government has decided to catch all stray dogs and cats without owners in the area, sources familiar with the situation said on July 12, 2011.

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U.S.-China talks on Asia-Pacific issues

HONOLULU, United States - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks at a press conference in Honolulu on June 25, 2011, after attending the first U.S.-China talks on Asia-Pacific issues.

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Taiwan's Tseng takes lead after LPGA C'ship 3rd round

PITTSFORD, United States - Taiwanese golfer Yani Tseng acknowledges the gallery during the third round of the LPGA Championship at Locust Hill Country Club in New York on June 25, 2011. Tseng shot a 67 to reach 13 under to extend her lead.

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Doi loses in Wimbledon 3rd round

LONDON, Britain - Misaki Doi of Japan (R) shakes hands with Sabine Lisicki of Germany after losing in a women's singles third-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 25, 2011.

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Doi loses in Wimbledon 3rd round

LONDON, Britain - Misaki Doi of Japan competes against Sabine Lisicki of Germany during a women's singles third-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 25, 2011. Doi was defeated.

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Djokovic advances to Wimbledon 4th round

LONDON, Britain - Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus during a men's singles third-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 25, 2011. Djokovic advanced to the fourth round.

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Federer advances to Wimbledon 4th round

LONDON, Britain - Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to David Nalbandian of Argentina during a men's singles third-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 25, 2011. Six-time Wimbledon champion Federer advanced to the fourth round.

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Iwate leaders welcome UNESCO decision on Hiraizumi

PARIS, France - Masayoshi Sugawara, mayor of Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture, speaks to reporters in Paris on June 25, 2011, as Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (R) looks on, after the ancient town's Buddhist temples and landscape were approved as a UNESCO World Heritage cultural site. Sugawara said he expects the registration of the site to contribute to the reconstruction of northeastern Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Disaster management minister Matsumoto

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto, who is expected to assume the new ministerial post in charge of reconstructing areas hit by the March quake and tsunami, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 25, 2011, after a meeting of the Reconstruction Design Council.

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M. Miyazato 9th after 3 rounds at LPGA C'ship

PITTSFORD, United States - Mika Miyazato tees off on the first hole during the third round of the LPGA Championship at Locust Hill Country Club in New York on June 25, 2011. Miyazato shot a 4-under 68 to tie for ninth.

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Wozniacki wins in Wimbledon 3rd round

LONDON, Britain - Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns the ball to Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia during a women's singles third-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 25, 2011. Wozniacki advanced to the fourth round.

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Lady Gaga in Chiba, Japan

CHIBA, Japan - American pop star Lady Gaga closes her eyes as she speaks at a press conference in Chiba during her visit to Japan, on June 25, 2011. The popular singer, who painted eyes on her eyelids, sent a message of encouragement to people struggling to recover from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Nadal reaches Wimbledon last 16

LONDON, Britain - Defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Gilles Muller of Luxembourg during a men's singles third-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 25, 2011. Nadal advanced to the fourth round and the last 16 by beating Muller 7-6, 7-6, 6-0.

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Aoyama-Fujiwara pair loses to Italian pair

LONDON, Britain - Shuko Aoyama (2nd from L) and Rika Fujiwara (R), both from Japan, congratulate an opponent after their loss in a women's doubles first round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 25, 2011. Italian pair Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci beat the Japanese pair 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

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43rd anniv. of Chichijima's return to Japan

CHICHIJIMA, Japan - Local residents perform during a festival on June 25, 2011, on Chichijima, part of the Ogasawara island chain that was newly recognized as a World Heritage site, to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the returning of the island to Japanese sovereignty from U.S. rule. Chichijima was returned to Japan on June 26, 1968.

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Sharapova at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia plays against Klara Zakopalova of Czech Republic in her women's singles third round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 25, 2011.

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Disaster-hit Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo shows a view from a high point of quake- and tsunami-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 25, 2011.

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Debris around port in Natori

NATORI, Japan - Photo shows piles of debris around Yuriage fishing port in quake- and tsunami-hit Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 25, 2011.

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Hiraizumi recognized as World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People visit Konjikido Sheath Hall of Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the Hiraizumi area, on June 25, 2011, which the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized as a new World Heritage cultural site during a meeting in Paris the same day.

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Ambassadors, embassy staff tour Nikko

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Embassy staff and others pose with actors at Edo Wonderland in Nikko, a tourist destination in Tochigi Prefecture, on June 25, 2011, as part of efforts to lure back foreign tourists in the wake of the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in northeastern Japan following the March 11 disaster. Ambassadors, embassy staff and their families from 20 countries participated in the two-day trip around the city.

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Hiraizumi recognized as World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People visit Konjikido Sheath Hall of Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the Hiraizumi area, on June 25, 2011, which the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized as a new World Heritage cultural site during a meeting in Paris the same day.

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Ishikawa at Mizuno Open

KASAOKA, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa celebrates after sinking his shot for eagle on the 13th hole at JFE Setonaikai Golf Club in Okayama Prefecture during the third round of the Mizuno Open on June 25, 2011. Ishikawa is in a share of third place, two strokes behind South Korean co-leaders Bae Sang Moon and Kim Kyung Tae.

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PM Kan receives reconstruction design

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) receives a set of proposals on how to reconstruct areas ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami from Makoto Iokibe, head of the Reconstruction Design Council, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 25, 2011. The key advisory panel suggests the government consider raising core taxes for a limited time while cutting wasteful spending.

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Ceremony ahead of Yakushiji pagoda renovation

NARA, Japan - A wooden plate is brought out from the east pagoda of Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple listed as a World Heritage site in Japan's ancient capital of Nara, during a ceremony on June 25, 2011, ahead of the pagoda's renovation this summer. About 4,000 people gathered to watch the ceremony.

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Crown prince returns from Germany

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L) is greeted by his wife Crown Princess Masako (R) and their daughter Princess Aiko at the Crown Prince's Residence in Tokyo on June 25, 2011. He returned to Japan from Berlin the same day after completing his four-day official trip to Germany. (Pool Photo)

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Tamaki considered for OECD deputy head

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Rintaro Tamaki. Tamaki has been tapped for the post of deputy secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, sources familiar with the matter said June 25, 2011.