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Mt. Fuji

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows climbers on a trail on Mt. Fuji on June 30, 2012, waiting for the summit's opening the following day.

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Osprey

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an Osprey transport aircraft. The U.S. Defense Department said on Aug. 30, 2012, that its investigations show that errors by the pilot and other crew resulted in the June crash of a CV-22 Osprey aircraft in Florida.

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Centre Court covered with fresh green

LONDON, Britain - Combined photos show Centre Court at the All England Club in London, with the court as it appeared on June 30, 2012 (bottom) during the Wimbledon Championships, and as looked on July 23 (top), when a torch relay event was held and after fresh lawn was laid.

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Mexican music academy closes

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photo shows Japanese violinist Yuriko Kuronuma in Mexico City on June 30, 2012, and violins to be donated to the Mexican culture and music agency. The music academy for children run by her in Mexico closed in late June due to a decrease in enrollees after being founded in 1980 with donations from Japan.

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London Olympics Athletes' Village

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a bedroom with two single beds at the Athletes' Village in London on June 30, 2012.

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London Olympics Athletes' Village

LONDON, Britain - The restaurant at the London Olympics Athletes' Village, with seating for 5,000, is packed on June 30, 2012, as it is opened to invited guests for a trial run ahead of the July 27 start of the Olympic Games.

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London Olympics Athletes' Village

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows workers ready to serve meals at the restaurant of the Athletes' Village in London on June 30, 2012.

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News conference after meeting of Action Group for Syria

GENEVA, Switzerland - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Action Group for Syria in Geneva on June 30, 2012.

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Solar power plant in Gunma

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 30, 2012, shows a solar power plant operated by SB Energy Corp., a Softbank Corp. subsidiary, in the village of Shinto, Gunma Prefecture. SB Energy started operation of the solar plants there and in the city of Kyoto on July 1.

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Solar power plant in Gunma

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 30, 2012, shows a solar power plant operated by SB Energy Corp., a Softbank Corp. subsidiary, in the village of Shinto, Gunma Prefecture. SB Energy started operation of the solar plants there and in the city of Kyoto on July 1.

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Jamaica Olympic trials

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Usain Bolt comes first in a 200-meter semifinal heat at the Olympic trials in Kingston, Jamaica, on June 30, 2012, advancing to the final.

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News conference after meeting of Action Group for Syria

GENEVA, Switzerland - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Action Group for Syria in Geneva on June 30, 2012.

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News conference after meeting of Action Group for Syria

GENEVA, Switzerland - Kofi Annan, former U.N. secretary general and joint special envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on Syria, speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Action Group for Syria in Geneva on June 30, 2012.

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Jamaica Olympic trials

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Usain Bolt (C) acknowledges the crowd after a 200-meter semifinal heat at the Olympic trials in Kingston, Jamaica, on June 30, 2012. Bolt advanced to the final, finishing first in the heat.

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Jamaica Olympic trials

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Yohan Blake runs in a 200-meter semifinal heat at the Olympic trials in Kingston, Jamaica, on June 30, 2012. Blake advanced to the final, finishing with the fastest time among the participants.

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Jamaica Olympic trials

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Usain Bolt comes first in a 200-meter semifinal heat at the Olympic trials in Kingston, Jamaica, on June 30, 2012, advancing to the final.

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Tsonga advances to 4th round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France plays against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia in a men's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Tsonga advanced to the fourth round with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 win.

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Nishikori out of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in a men's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Nishikori lost 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-1.

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Nishikori out of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in a men's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Nishikori lost 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-1.

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Murray advances to 4th round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Andy Murray of Britain gestures triumphantly after a men's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships against Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Murray advanced to the fourth round with a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 win.

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Murray advances to 4th round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Andy Murray of Britain plays against Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in a men's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Murray advanced to the fourth round with a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 win.

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Nishikori out of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori reacts after a men's singles third-round match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Nishikori lost 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-1.

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Nishikori out of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori reacts during a men's singles third-round match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Nishikori lost 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-1.

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Nishikori out of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in a men's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Nishikori lost 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-1.

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Nishikori out of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori (R) and Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina clasp hands after a men's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Nishikori lost 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-1.

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Nishikori out of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in a men's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Nishikori lost 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-1.

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Chinese leader Hu in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Leung Chun-ying shake hands in Hong Kong on June 30, 2012, the eve of the latter's inauguration ceremony to become chief executive of Hong Kong.

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Nishikori out of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in a men's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Nishikori lost 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-1.

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Nishikori out of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in a men's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Nishikori lost 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-1.

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Nishikori out of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in a men's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Nishikori lost 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-1.

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Serena Williams advances to 4th round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Zheng Jie of China in a women's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Williams advanced to the fourth round with a 6-7 (5), 6-2, 9-7 win.

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Kvitova advances to 4th round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Defending champion Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic plays against Varvara Lepchenko of the United States in a women's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Kvitova advanced to the fourth round with a 6-1, 6-0 win.

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China's Hu in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Police officers stop demonstrators trying to bring down a fence near the venue for a banquet attended by Chinese President Hu Jintao in Hong Kong on June 30, 2012. Hu is in Hong Kong to mark the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover to China from Britain.

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Japan to ban serving raw beef liver

TOKYO, Japan - Customers eat raw beef liver at a Korean-style barbecue restaurant in Tokyo on June 30, 2012, ahead of the health ministry's ban on serving raw beef liver the following day.

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China's Hu in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Police officers stop demonstrators trying to bring down a fence near the venue for a banquet attended by Chinese President Hu Jintao in Hong Kong on June 30, 2012. Hu is in Hong Kong to mark the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover to China from Britain.

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China's Hu in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Police officers sprinkle some spray on demonstrators near the venue for a banquet attended by Chinese President Hu Jintao in Hong Kong on June 30, 2012. Hu is in Hong Kong to mark the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover to China from Britain.

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Japan to ban serving raw beef liver

OSAKA, Japan - Customers eat raw beef liver at a Korean-style barbecue restaurant in Osaka on June 30, 2012, ahead of the health ministry's ban on serving raw beef liver that goes into force the following day.

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Japan crown prince in Laos

LUANG PRABANG, Laos - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) visits Wat Xieng Thong Temple in Luang Prabang, the ancient Laotian capital designated as a World Heritage site, on June 30, 2012. He is on the final leg of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia.

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Suu Kyi back home

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (front L) returns to Myanmar from a European tour on June 30, 2012.

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Large tank being dissembled

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - An 11-meter-tall fish oil tank shown being dissembled in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 30, 2012. The tank, painted like a huge whale meat can, had sat on its side on the median of a road since being washed away from a seafood factory by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Tokyo governor in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks at the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 conference in Singapore on June 30, 2012.

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Large tank being dissembled

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - An 11-meter-tall fish oil tank shown being dissembled in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 30, 2012. The tank, painted like a huge whale meat can, had sat on its side on the median of a road since being washed away from a seafood factory by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Matsuzaka throws 1st bullpen session since injury

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka throws in his first bullpen session since undergoing a season-ending elbow surgery in June 2011, at the team's training complex in Fort Myers, Florida on Jan. 30, 2012.