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Shale oil at turning point amid falling crude prices

NEW YORK, United States - Drilling work is under way in the U.S. state of Texas to produce shale oil as seen in this file photo taken on March 13, 2014. Shale oil production is coming to a turning point due to rapidly falling crude oil prices.

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Thousands join "Justice For All" rally

WASHINGTON, United States - Rev. Al Sharpton (2nd from R in front) joins the Justice For All march and rally in Washington on Dec. 13, 2014.

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China holds 1st national observance of Nanjing Massacre

NANJING, China - Honor guards carrying wreaths march on Dec. 13, 2014, during the first national observance ceremony to commemorate the 1937 Nanjing Massacre at the memorial hall for the victims killed by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. (Pool photo)

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Modern ukiyo-e artist refreshes old masters' pictures

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken March 13, 2014 shows ukiyo-e artist Inuki Tachihara working at his home studio in Kyoto. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Bike riders in Cambodia

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - A woman carries a bike as she rides on the rear seat of a motorbike on March 13, 2014, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, near the UNESCO Heritage site Angkor remains. (Photo by Yukichika Murayama)

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U.S. woman explains energy-saving measures at Empire State

NEW YORK, United States - Dana Schneider of real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle talks about energy-saving measures for skyscrapers at New York's Empire State Building on March 13, 2014.

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Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - A March 13, 2014, photo shows a waiting area at the international terminal building at Tokyo's Haneda airport, where expansion work has almost been completed.

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Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - A March 13, 2014, photo shows a waiting area at the international terminal building at Tokyo's Haneda airport, where expansion work has almost been completed.

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Chinese security officers walk up steps

BEIJING, China - Chinese security officers walk up the steps of the parliament building in Beijing on March 13, 2014.

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Firefighters patrol parking lot at Tiananmen Square

BEIJING, China - Firefighters patrol a parking lot at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, where the buses for representatives attending the National People's Congress, or China's parliament, are parked, on March 13, 2014.

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Ex-Sharp exec with world's 1st transistorized calculator

OSAKA, Japan - Atsushi Asada, a former vice president of Sharp Corp., is pictured with the Sharp Compet CS-10A, the world's first transistorized desk calculator which he helped develop, in Osaka on March 13, 2014.

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Damascus, Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo taken March 13, 2014, shows traffic jam in central Damascus, Syria.

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Crimea crisis

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine - A Russian flag is raised at a Ukrainian naval base in Bakhchisarai in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, southern Ukraine, on March 13, 2014.

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Lithuanian foreign minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius is interviewed in Tokyo on March 13, 2014.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's sitting slalom at Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Gold medalist Takeshi Suzuki of Japan (2nd from L) celebrates with silver medalist Philipp Bonadimann (L) and bronze medalist Roman Rabl, both of Austria, during a flower ceremony for the alpine skiing men's sitting slalom event at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 13, 2014.

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Crimea crisis

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine - Ukrainian servicemen stand outside a Ukrainian naval base in Bakhchisarai in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, southern Ukraine, on March 13, 2014.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's sitting slalom at Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Gold medalist Takeshi Suzuki of Japan (C), silver medalist Philipp Bonadimann (L) and bronze medalist Roman Rabl, both of Austria, celebrate during a flower ceremony for the alpine skiing men's sitting slalom event at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 13, 2014.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's sitting slalom at Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Gold medalist Takeshi Suzuki of Japan waves to supporters during a flower ceremony for the alpine skiing men's sitting slalom event at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 13, 2014.

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People gather outside Beijing mall amid bomb threat

BEIJING, China - Bystanders gather outside the Longde Square shopping mall in Beijing, China, on March 13, 2014, as the facility was sealed off after receiving a threat that explosives had been placed there.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's sitting slalom at Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Takeshi Suzuki skis down the slope during his second run en route to victory in the men's sitting slalom event at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 13, 2014.

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Police heighten security amid bomb threat in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Police officers patrol outside the Longde Square shopping mall in Beijing, China, on March 13, 2014, after receiving a threat of explosives placed there. The mall was sealed off but apparently no explosives were found.

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Japanese SDF joins search for missing Malaysian jetliner

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Members of a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force disaster relief team operate inside a C-130 transport aircraft with the hatch open while flying over the South China Sea on March 13, 2014. Japan dispatched the team to join international efforts to search for the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane missing since March 8.

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Search for Malaysia Airlines plane

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A member of a disaster relief team looks out the window of a C-130 transport aircraft of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force flying over the South China Sea on March 13, 2014. Japan dispatched the team to join international efforts to search for the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane missing since March 8.

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Japanese SDF joins search for missing Malaysian jetliner

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -Japanese Air Self-Defense Force members at the controls of a C-130 transport aircraft check its location while flying over the South China Sea on March 13, 2014. Japan dispatched the disaster relief team to join international efforts to search for the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane missing since March 8.

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Sochi bronze medalist Hiraoka welcomed at alma mater

OSAKA, Japan - Taku Hiraoka (C with a medal), who won the bronze in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia, smiles as excited students at his alma mater, Uenomiya High School, in Osaka, western Japan, organized a warm homecoming welcome for him on March 13, 2014. In the background is a giant piece of paper with calligraphy done by the students for the celebration.

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Pele attends World Cup sponsor's press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Soccer legend Pele (L) smiles as he holds a photo of his younger self during a press conference in Tokyo organized on March 13, 2014, by Swiss luxury watch maker Hublot, the official timekeeper of the forthcoming 2014 World Cup soccer finals in Brazil. On the right is Japan Football Association President Kuniya Daini.

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Japan to aid China on environmental law training

BEIJING, China - Kazuya Endo (R), minister at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, shakes hands with Wang Zhenyu, a lawyer representing a Chinese environmental group, on March 13, 2014, after signing an agreement for Japan to grant up to $88,000 in aid to help equip Chinese lawyers with skills to resolve environmental problems through litigation.

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Man provides S. Korean company with Toshiba data

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers and Yoshitaka Sugita (C), 52, arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 13, 2014, after Sugita was arrested in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day on suspicion of illegally providing a South Korean company with Toshiba Corp. research data on flash memory.

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Ultraman-themed 'monster pub' opens in Kawasaki, Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A Japanese-style "izakaya" pub featuring monsters and aliens from Japan's iconic Ultraman superhero comic series is shown to the press on March 13, 2014, a day before it officially opens near JR Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki, just west of Tokyo. The pub will be open for a limited period of one year.

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Pele meets reporters in Tokyo before FIFA World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Edson Arantes do Nascimento of Brazil, better known as Pele, "the King of Footfall," smiles at a press conference held in Tokyo on March 13, 2014, by a watchmaker chosen as the official timekeeper of the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil beginning in June this year.

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China congress session ends

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Premier Li Keqiang attend the closing ceremony of the nine-day annual session of China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 13, 2014.

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Lithuanian foreign minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands prior to their talks in Tokyo on March 13, 2014.

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China congress session ends

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang drinks water during a press conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 13, 2014. The press conference was held after the closing ceremony of the nine-day annual session of China's National People's Congress in the great hall.

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NRA chief speaks about safety review of Sendai nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan -Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2014, about the NRA's decision to prioritize the safety review of the Nos. 1 and 2 nuclear reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant in southwestern Japan.

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Japanese A-bomb survivors to meet South Korean sufferers

NAGASAKI, Japan - Katsuhiko Ota, a member of an association promoting exchanges between Japanese and Korean survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, speaks to reporters on March 13, 2014, in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, ahead of a visit to Seoul later in the month for a meeting with South Korean A-bomb sufferers.

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Man provides S. Korean company with Toshiba data

TOKYO, Japan - A police officer (R) and Yoshitaka Sugita, 52, arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 13, 2014, after Sugita was arrested in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day on suspicion of illegally providing a South Korean company with Toshiba Corp. research data on flash memory.

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Job fair for Saudi students in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Around 30 companies seeking recruits brief Saudi students in Japan about their businesses and job openings at a fair in Tokyo organized by the Saudi Arabian Embassy on March 13, 2014.

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China congress session ends

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attends the closing ceremony of the nine-day annual session of China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 13, 2014.

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Job fair for Saudi students in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Around 30 companies seeking recruits brief Saudi students in Japan about their businesses and job openings at a fair in Tokyo organized by the Saudi Arabian Embassy on March 13, 2014.

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China congress session ends

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Premier Li Keqiang attend the closing ceremony of the nine-day annual session of China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 13, 2014.

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Japanese firms unveil fashionable farm work clothing

OSAKA, Japan - Kubota Corp. and Mont-Bell Co. display fashionable clothing for agricultural work in Osaka, western Japan, on March 13, 2014, before they begin joint marketing.

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Ukraine envoy to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ukraine Ambassador to Japan Ihor Kharchenko holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on March 13, 2014.

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Haneda int'l flight terminal building expanded

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 13, 2014, shows a waiting area in the terminal building for international flights at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Having nearly completed work to expand the terminal, the airport unveiled the building to the press the same day.

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Aminishiki thrusts down Chiyotairyu at Osaka sumo tournament

OSAKA, Japan - Maegashira No.6 Aminishiki (R) beats No.7 Chiyotairyu by "tsukiotoshi" (thrusting down) on the fifth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 13, 2014.

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Rakuten unveils new logo for baseball team Eagles' ballpark

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Inc. releases in Tokyo on March 13, 2014, a new logo for Rakuten Kobo Stadium Miyagi, the home ballpark of the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles professional baseball club in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Racist banner at J-League game

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuru Murai, chairman of the J-League, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2014, to announce Urawa Reds will be punished for failing to remove a racist banner from Saitama Stadium until after the game against Sagan Tosu on March 8.

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Endo tussles with ozeki Kisenosato at Osaka sumo tournament

OSAKA, Japan - Up-and-coming maegashira No.1 Endo tussles with ozeki Kisenosato before forcing him out of the ring on the fifth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 13, 2014.

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Haneda int'l flight terminal building expanded

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 13, 2014, shows a worship space for Muslims and other travelers, newly created in the departure lobby of the terminal building for international flights at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Having nearly completed work to expand the terminal, the airport unveiled the building to the press the same day.

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Haneda int'l flight terminal building expanded

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 13, 2014, shows a liquid crystal display screen, newly installed near boarding gates in the terminal building for international flights at Tokyo's Haneda airport to introduce world heritage sites in various countries. Having nearly completed work to expand the terminal, the airport unveiled the building to the press the same day.

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Japanese PM, Somali president

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ahead of their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 13, 2014.