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CHINA-GANSU-RUINS OF SUOYANG CITY (CN)

(230316) -- GUAZHOU, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 16, 2023 shows the ruins of Suoyang City in Guazhou County, northwest China's Gansu Province. The site of Suoyang City was one of the locations along the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor of the Silk Road, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-RUINS OF SUOYANG CITY (CN)

(230316) -- GUAZHOU, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 16, 2023 shows the southwest barbican site of inner city at the ruins of Suoyang City in Guazhou County, northwest China's Gansu Province. The site of Suoyang City was one of the locations along the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor of the Silk Road, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-RUINS OF SUOYANG CITY (CN)

(230316) -- GUAZHOU, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the ruins of Suoyang City in Guazhou County, northwest China's Gansu Province, on March 16, 2023. The site of Suoyang City was one of the locations along the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor of the Silk Road, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-RUINS OF SUOYANG CITY (CN)

(230316) -- GUAZHOU, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 16, 2023 shows the ruins of Suoyang City in Guazhou County, northwest China's Gansu Province. The site of Suoyang City was one of the locations along the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor of the Silk Road, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-RUINS OF SUOYANG CITY (CN)

(230316) -- GUAZHOU, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 16, 2023 shows the Ta'er ancient temple site at the ruins of Suoyang City in Guazhou County, northwest China's Gansu Province. The site of Suoyang City was one of the locations along the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor of the Silk Road, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-RUINS OF SUOYANG CITY (CN)

(230316) -- GUAZHOU, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 16, 2023 shows the Ta'er ancient temple site at the ruins of Suoyang City in Guazhou County, northwest China's Gansu Province. The site of Suoyang City was one of the locations along the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor of the Silk Road, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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Cult-slain victim's son speaks after high court hearing

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Kariya, son of Tokyo notary Kiyoshi Kariya who was abducted and killed by the AUM Shinrikyo cult in 1995, meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, after the first appeal court hearing on former senior AUM member Makoto Hirata's alleged involvement in this and other criminal cases. The Tokyo High Court is set to hand down a ruling on March 4, 2015.

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Sony's mobile business to reduce costs by 30% by March 2017

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroki Totoki, president of Sony Mobile Communications Inc., speaks at a meeting with investors and analysts in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 25, 2014. Totoki, who assumed the post on Nov. 16, said Sony Corp.'s mobile communication business aims to cut costs by 30 percent by March 2017 to meet its goal of turning the money-losing segment to profitability.

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Crime increasing in Kabul amid battered Afghan economy

KABUL, Afghanistan - A man speaks by a security shutter at his home in Kabul, mired in increasing crime amid economic stagnation, as seen in this file photo taken on March 16, 2014.

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100 days after S. Korea ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol march in central Seoul on July 24, 2014, 100 days after the incident off South Korea's southern coast, demanding special legislation to investigate it. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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100 days after S. Korea ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol march in central Seoul on July 24, 2014, 100 days after the incident off South Korea's southern coast, demanding special legislation to investigate it. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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100 days after S. Korea ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol march in central Seoul on July 24, 2014, 100 days after the incident off South Korea's southern coast, demanding special legislation to investigate it. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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PM Abe visits dwelling complex for disaster victims

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) visits a public dwelling complex, built for people who lost their homes due to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 16, 2014.

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Medalists at Sochi Paralympics get special prizes

TOKYO, Japan - Men's sitting slalom gold medalist Takeshi Suzuki (R) and other athletes pose after receiving special prizes from the Japan Paralympic Committee in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, for their performances at the Winter Paralympics in the Russian resort city of Sochi in March.

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PM Abe visits fisheries promotion center in Miyagi

SHICHIGAHAMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) visits a fisheries promotion center on July 16, 2014, in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Pool photo)

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Memorial rally for sunken ferry victims

SEOUL, South Korea - People march in Seoul on May 17, 2014, after participating in a memorial rally for the victims of a ferry sinking on April 16 that left over 300 dead or missing.

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Japan "research whaling"

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 2 leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 16, 2014. The vessel will take part in so-called research whaling in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with a sharply reduced quota for whale catches following a ruling by the International Court of Justice in March 2014 banning Japanese whaling in the Antarctic Sea.

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Japan "research whaling"

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Relatives of a crewmember see off the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 2 at Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 16, 2014. The vessel will take part in so-called research whaling in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with a sharply reduced quota for whale catches following a ruling by the International Court of Justice in March 2014 banning Japanese whaling in the Antarctic Sea.

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Japan "research whaling"

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 16, 2014. The vessel will take part in so-called research whaling in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with a sharply reduced quota for whale catches following a ruling by the International Court of Justice in March 2014 banning Japanese whaling in the Antarctic Sea.

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Japanese prof. assists Taiwanese development of SC tech.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Keiichi Kimura (R), a professor emeritus at the Kyushu Institute of Technology, explains about a semiconductor manufacturing device, in Taipei on April 16, 2014. A facility to train engineers necessary for manufacturing semiconductors and for research and development was set up at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in March 2014, supported by Ebara Corporation in Tokyo and the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Kitakyushu in Japan.

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Couple in Fukushima

TOMIOKA, Japan - Natsumi Yokota (R), 25, and her fiance, Nobuhisa Ohara, 25, pose for photos in wedding outfits in an area well known for cherry trees in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 16, 2014. The couple, who met after evacuating their homes in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, are scheduled to tie the knot in June.

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Couple in Fukushima

TOMIOKA, Japan - Natsumi Yokota (3rd from R), 25, and her fiance, Nobuhisa Ohara (2nd from L), 25, pose for photos in wedding outfits with their family members in an area well known for cherry trees in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 16, 2014. The couple, who met after evacuating their homes in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, are scheduled to tie the knot in June.

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China's economic growth slows

BEIJING, China - China's National Bureau of Statistics, holds a press conference in Beijing on April 16, 2014, to release the country's economic growth in the January-March quarter of 2014. China's economic growth slowed to 7.4 percent on year in the January-March quarter from 7.7 percent the previous three months.

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China's Jan.-March qtr economic growth

BEIJING, China - Sheng Laiyun, spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics, speaks on China's economic growth in the January-March quarter of 2014 in Beijing on April 16, 2014. China's economic growth slowed to 7.4 percent on year in the January-March quarter from 7.7 percent the previous three months, slipping below the government's gross domestic product growth target of 7.5 percent for 2014, government data showed the same day.

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Japanese citizens practice traditional Korean drums

FUKUOKA, Japan - Members of a group called "Bibimta!" practice playing traditional Korean drums in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 16, 2014.

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Sony Open tennis

MIAMI, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in a third-round men's singles match at the Sony Open tennis competition in Miami, Florida, on March 23, 2014. Nishikori won 7-6 (1), 7-5, reaching the Round of 16 for the third straight year.

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Sony Open tennis

MIAMI, United States - Japan' Kei Nishikori reacts after beating Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 7-6 (1), 7-5 in a third-round men's singles match at the Sony Open tennis competition in Miami, Florida, on March 23, 2014. Nishikori reached the Round of 16 for the third straight year.

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Sony Open tennis

MIAMI, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in a third-round men's singles match at the Sony Open tennis competition in Miami, Florida, on March 23, 2014. Nishikori won 7-6 (1), 7-5, reaching the Round of 16 for the third straight year.

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Egyptian wrestler pulls out

OSAKA, Japan - Egyptian maegashira Osunaarashi (R) loses to Takekaze (L) in a second straight defeat in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 17, 2014. Osunaarashi, later revealing that he hurt his thigh in his loss to rising star Endo on March 16, withdraw from the 15-day meet on March 18.

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Queen Elizabeth in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The British luxury liner Queen Elizabeth cruises under Yokohama Bay Bridge before docking in Yokohama near Tokyo late at night on March 16, 2014.

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Crimea referendum

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine - Local residents celebrate the outcome of a referendum in Simferopol, Ukraine, on March 16, 2014. An overwhelming majority of voters in the referendum in the largely ethnic Russian region of Crimea in southern Ukraine voted to secede from the country and join Russia.

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Crimea referendum

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine - Local residents celebrate the outcome of a referendum in Simferopol, Ukraine, on March 16, 2014. An overwhelming majority of voters in the referendum in the largely ethnic Russian region of Crimea in southern Ukraine voted to secede from the country and join Russia.

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Yankees' Tanaka in preseason game

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Tampa, Florida, on March 16, 2014. The Japanese right-hander allowed a run in 4-1/3 innings in a 7-4 win.

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Yankees' Tanaka in preseason game

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka strikes out Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves during the first inning of a preseason baseball game in Tampa, Florida, on March 16, 2014. The Japanese right-hander allowed a run in 4-1/3 innings in a 7-4 win.

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Yankees' Tanaka in preseason game

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Tampa, Florida, on March 16, 2014. The Japanese right-hander allowed a run in 4-1/3 innings in a 7-4 win.

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Crimea referendum

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine - Local residents gather to celebrate the outcome of a referendum at a square in Simferopol, Ukraine, on March 16, 2014. An overwhelming majority of voters in the referendum in the largely ethnic Russian region of Crimea in southern Ukraine voted to secede from the country and join Russia.

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Crimea referendum

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine - Local residents celebrate the outcome of a referendum at a square in Simferopol, Ukraine, late at night on March 16, 2014. An overwhelming majority of voters in the referendum in the largely ethnic Russian region of Crimea in southern Ukraine voted to secede from the country and join Russia.

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Yankees' Tanaka in preseason game

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka (C) allows a double by minor leaguer Tommy La Stella (84) during the fourth inning of a preseason baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Tampa, Florida, on March 16, 2014. The Japanese right-hander allowed a run in 4-1/3 innings in a 7-4 win.

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Yankees' Tanaka in preseason game

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka strikes out B.J. Upton of the Atlanta Braves during the first inning of a preseason baseball game in Tampa, Florida, on March 16, 2014. The Japanese right-hander allowed a run in 4-1/3 innings in a 7-4 win.

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Ishikawa at final round of Valspar golf tourney

PALM HARBOR, United States - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa tees off on the 16th hole during the final round of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida, on March 16, 2014. Ishikawa finished in 25th place.

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Ishikawa at final round of Valspar golf tourney

PALM HARBOR, United States - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa launches an iron shot on the 14th hole during the final round of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida, on March 16, 2014. Ishikawa finished in 25th place.

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Frankfurt's Inui in action against Freiburg

FRANKFURT, Germany - Takashi Inui (L) plays in the first half of Eintracht Frankfurt's home game in Frankfurt against SC Freiburg in the German Bundesliga on March 16, 2014. Freiburg won 4-1.

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Yankees' Tanaka in preseason game

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka (19) allows a double by minor leaguer Tommy La Stella (L) during the fourth inning of a preseason baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Tampa, Florida, on March 16, 2014. The Japanese right-hander allowed a run in 4-1/3 innings in a 7-4 win.

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Standard's Kawashima saves shot vs Waasland-Beveren

BEVEREN, Belgium - Eiji Kawashima (R) of Standard Liege saves a shot in an away match in Beveren against Waasland-Beveren in the Belgian first-division soccer league on March 16, 2014. The teams drew 1-1.

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Yankees' Tanaka in preseason game

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Tampa, Florida, on March 16, 2014. The Japanese right-hander allowed a run in 4-1/3 innings in a 7-4 win.

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Sochi Paralympics closes

SOCHI, Russia - The closing ceremony for the Winter Paralympics is held at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on March 16, 2014.

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Yankees' Tanaka in preseason game

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Tampa, Florida, on March 16, 2014. The Japanese right-hander allowed a run in 4-1/3 innings in a 7-4 win.

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Sochi Paralympics closes

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese athletes pose for photos with performers as the closing ceremony for the Winter Paralympics is held at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on March 16, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Yankees' Tanaka in preseason game

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Tampa, Florida, on March 16, 2014. The Japanese right-hander allowed a run in 4-1/3 innings in a 7-4 win.

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Sochi Paralympics closes

SOCHI, Russia - Pyeongchang Mayor Lee Seok Rae (R) receives the Paralympic flag from International Paralympic Committee President Phil Craven (C) during the closing ceremony for the Winter Paralympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on March 16, 2014. At left is Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov.