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(240323) -- BEIJING, March 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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Palestinian blacksmith turns tear gas canisters into artworks

STORY: Palestinian blacksmith turns tear gas canisters into artworks DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:07:22 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Akram al-Wa'ra collecting tear gas canisters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AKRAM AL-WA'RA, Palestinian blacksmith 3. various of the workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AKRAM AL-WA'RA, Palestinian blacksmith 5. various of the workshop 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AKRAM AL-WA'RA, Palestinian blacksmith 7. various of the workshop STORYLINE: Amid the seemingly endless clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians in the West Bank, the tear gas canisters tossed by Israelis were transformed into artworks by a 56-year-old Palestinian blacksmith. Akram al-Wa'ra, from the Aida refugee camp in the West Bank, came up with the idea in 2014 when Israel and Gaza were engaged in a 51-day fierce war, during which the Israeli forces fired hundreds of canisters at locals. "Back then, I was forced to close my workshop, my only source of income,

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Works of literary giant Ogai Mori's son to be exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsutaro Mori (R), a son of the late essayist Rui Mori, hands a list of some 6,000 works Rui wrote on the life of his father Ogai Mori, a literary great in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, to Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward Mayor Hironobu Narisawa on Dec. 22, 2014, ahead of their exhibition in March 2015 in the ward.

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Messaging app provider LINE to replace its CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Smartphone messaging app operator LINE Corp. announces on Dec. 22, 2014, that its Chief Operating Officer Takeshi Idezawa will become the chief executive officer replacing Akira Morikawa for formalization at a general meeting of shareholders next March.

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Panel proposes preservation of tsunami-hit school

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - File photo taken on Jan. 22, 2014, shows a classroom of Kadonowaki Elementary School in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki that was hit by the March 2011 tsunami and fire. An expert panel proposed on Dec. 22, 2014, that the school building be preserved in its current state to hand down the legacy of the disaster.

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Demolition of reactor building cover starts

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2012 shows the covered No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan. On Oct. 22, 2014, Tokyo Electric Power Co. began dismantling the cover, which was installed to prevent the dispersal of radioactive materials.

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Demolition of Fukushima nuke reactor cover to begin

TOKYO, Japan - The cover of a building that houses the crippled No. 1 nuclear reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant of Tokyo Electric Power Co., shown in this file photo taken in March 2012, is to be demolished from Oct. 22, 2014, in the first step toward complete removal of the rubble there, a process requiring nearly three years.

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Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - A Japanese monkey stretches out its hand to eat flowers placed at a grave in Kyoto on March 22, 2014 during the spring equinox week.

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Sony vows to complete restructuring in FY 2014

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kazuo Hirai announces the company's management policy for fiscal 2014, at a press conference at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo on May 22, 2014. Hirai vowed to complete a series of restructuring measures in the business year through March 31, 2015, by selling off the company's personal computer business and drastically cutting costs to revive its flagging electronics operations.

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Sony vows to complete restructuring in FY 2014

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kazuo Hirai announces the company's management policy for fiscal 2014, at a press conference at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo on May 22, 2014. Hirai vowed to complete a series of restructuring measures in the business year through March 31, 2015, by selling off the company's personal computer business and drastically cutting costs to revive its flagging electronics operations.

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Tree seedlings grown from acorns in Iwate Pref.

YAMADA, Japan - Tree seedlings grown from acorns are photographed in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on May 22, 2014. The acorns were picked up by children in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures before being grown by kindergartners and nursery school children nationwide following the March 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Niigata official meets press over iodine tablets scandal

NIIGATA, Japan - Yasumasa Mizusawa, a senior official in charge of pharmaceutical affairs of the Niigata prefectural government, meets reporters about a scandal over stable iodine tablets at the prefectural government office building in Niigata City on April 22, 2014. The prefecture failed to prepare the tablets for residents near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station by the end of March 2013 as planned in preparation for emergencies but received the state subsidy.

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Test facility to simulate big tsunami completed in Chiba

ABIKO, Japan - The Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry's experimental facility in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, capable of creating waves up to one-third the size of the tsunami that hit land following the earthquake of March 11, 2011, is opened to the press on April 22, 2014.

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U.S.-S. Korean military drill

POHANG, South Korea - Photo taken March 31, 2014, shows MV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps, believed to be from Futenma air base in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, taking part in South Korea-U.S. joint landing drills, called Ssangyong, in an area around the southeastern port city of Pohang, South Korea.

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Architect Ban wins Pritzker prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Japanese architect Shigeru Ban in Tokyo on March 22, 2014. Ban has won the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the prize's sponsor organization said March 24.

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Osaka mayoral election

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto speaks about his signature policy goal of creating an Osaka metropolitan government during a stump speech in Osaka on March 22, 2014. He was assured of re-election in the Osaka mayoral election on March 23, beating three challengers, according to a Kyodo News projection.

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Crimea resort city Yalta

YALTA, Crimea - Photo shows a market in the Black Sea resort city of Yalta in Crimea on March 22, 2014. Russia has seized Crimea from Ukraine.

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Crimea resort city Yalta

YALTA, Crimea - Photo shows a street along the Black Sea in Yalta, Crimea, on March 22, 2014. Russia has seized Crimea from Ukraine.

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Shops in Crimea remain closed

YALTA, Ukraine - Many souvenir shops remain closed at the Livadia Palace, the venue for the Yalta Conference in 1945, on the Crimean peninsula in southern Ukraine, on March 22, 2014. The number of tourists has declined since Russia's military deployment to the peninsula.

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Crimea resort city Yalta

YALTA, Crimea - Photo shows a market in the Black Sea resort city of Yalta in Crimea on March 22, 2014. Russia has seized Crimea from Ukraine.

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Crimea resort city Yalta

YALTA, Crimea - Photo shows a street along the Black Sea in Yalta, Crimea, on March 22, 2014. Russia has seized Crimea from Ukraine.

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Man United beat West Ham

LONDON, United Kingdom - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney (10) is congratulated by Shinji Kagawa (R) after scoring a goal during the first half of an England Premier League game match against West Ham United in London on March 22, 2014. Manchester United won 2-0.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka converses with catcher Francisco Cervelli after the Minnesota Twins loaded the bases as Tanaka walked Joe Mauer (L in back) during the third inning of a preseason game in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka converses with catcher Francisco Cervelli after allowing an RBI double by Jason Kubel of the Minnesota Twins during the sixth inning of a preseason game in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka gets Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins to ground out to first during the first inning of a preseason game in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Date-Strycova pair advances to Sony Open 2nd round

MIAMI, United States - Kimiko Date-Krumm (front) of Japan and her partner Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic play in the Sony Open tennis tournament in Miami on March 22, 2014. The pair advanced to the second round.

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Cherry blossom festival in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese singer Anna Saeki performs during the opening ceremony of an annual cherry blossom festival in Washington on March 22, 2014.

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New York Peace Film Festival opens

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese movie director Chie Mikami (seen on screen) speaks via an Internet phone to people gathered at a church in New York on the opening day of the New York Peace Film Festival on March 22, 2014.

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Cherry blossom festival in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese singer Rimi Natsukawa performs during the opening ceremony of an annual cherry blossom festival in Washington on March 22, 2014.

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Vitesse's Havenaar in action against Groningen

GRONINGEN, Netherlands - Japanese footballer Mike Havenaar (L) of Vitesse Arnhem competes for the ball in a Dutch first division game against FC Groningen in Groningen, the Netherlands, on March 22, 2014. Groningen won 3-1.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulls starter Masahiro Tanaka in the sixth inning of a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Hertha's Hosogai against Borussia MG

MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany - Japanese footballer Hajime Hosogai (L) of Hertha Berlin tries to dodge Borussia Monchengladbach's Juan Arango in a Bundesliga game in Monchengladbach, Germany, on March 22, 2014. Borussia MG won 3-0.

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Man United beat West Ham

LONDON, United Kingdom - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa fires a shot during the first half of an England Premier League match against West Ham United in London on March 22, 2014. Manchester United won 2-0.

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Man United beat West Ham

LONDON, United Kingdom - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa (L) and West Ham United midfielder Mohamed Diame compete for the ball during the first half of an England Premier League match in London on March 22, 2014. Manchester United won 2-0.

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Minor leaguer Ohka released by Jays

DUNEDIN, United States - Japanese veteran Tomokazu Ohka pitches during a practice game in Dunedin, Florida, on March 22, 2014. After the practice he was released by the Toronto Blue Jays after having signed a minor league contract with the American league team in the winter.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.