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The US-Supplied Bunker-Busting Bomb Israel Is Using In Lebanon

Handout file photo dated May 25, 2010 shows senior Airmen Travis Talley and Derek White attach hooks to BLU-109 munitions before loading them onto a rolling rack to be assembled during the Combat Ammunitions Production Exercise at Osan Air Base, South Korea. The munitions Israel used to kill Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, have been identified as US-supplied “bunker-busting” bombs. A video published by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) showed eight planes taking off fitted with about 15 900kg bombs. Dr Nic Jenzen-Jones, director of arms intelligence consultancy Armament Research Services (ARES), identified the bombs as BLU-109s, also known as “bunker-busters” as they are capable of destroying military bunkers deep underground. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade via ABACAPRESS.COM

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The US-Supplied Bunker-Busting Bomb Israel Is Using In Lebanon

Handout file photo dated May 25, 2010 shows multiple munitions maintainers from around the Pacific assemble BLU-109 munitions in the small bomb pad during the Combat Ammunitions Production Exercise at Osan Air Base, South Korea. The munitions Israel used to kill Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, have been identified as US-supplied “bunker-busting” bombs. A video published by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) showed eight planes taking off fitted with about 15 900kg bombs. Dr Nic Jenzen-Jones, director of arms intelligence consultancy Armament Research Services (ARES), identified the bombs as BLU-109s, also known as “bunker-busters” as they are capable of destroying military bunkers deep underground. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade via ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Russia joint efforts on Siberian tiger protection bear fruit

STORY: China-Russia joint efforts on Siberian tiger protection bear fruit SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024/File DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Siberian tigers and Amur leopards 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FENG LIMIN, Deputy director of the monitoring and research center for Siberian tigers and Amur leopards under the National Forestry and Grassland Administration 3. various of Siberian tigers STORYLINE: Siberian tigers have been frequently spotted around China-Russia border areas in recent years, due to joint protection efforts made by both countries. As one of the world's most endangered species, Siberian tigers, also known as Amur tigers, mainly live in Russia's Far East and northeast China. Back in 2010, the two countries signed a cooperation agreement to protect Siberian tigers and Amur leopards. In 2019, two national parks in China and Russia signed a three-year cooperative action plan to beef up cooperation in the protection

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A small feather carrying wish for world peace | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: A small feather carrying wish for world peace | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:38 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY STORYLINE: This monument is dedicated to He Zhihong, a Chinese woman peacekeeper who died in the line of duty while serving in a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Haiti in 2010. She was just 35. Chinese President Xi Jinping shared He's story at the UN peacekeeping summit in New York in 2015. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President "Five years ago, we lost He Zhihong, a peacekeeping policewoman in the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti. She left a four-year-old son and elderly parents. She once wrote: 'In this vast world, I may be just like a small feather. But even so, I want this feather to carry the wish for peace.' This was her wish, and it is also China's commitment to peace." After graduating from Yunnan Normal University in 1998, He Zhihong became a border inspector in Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan.

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Scorching heat

NAGOYA, Japan - Women walk amid heat haze in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 17, 2010. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said the same day that the number of people taken to hospitals due to heat stroke between May 31 and Aug. 15 totaled 31,579 nationwide, of whom 132 died shortly after being hospitalized.

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U.S. fighter jet crashes off Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an F-15 fighter jet at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture in February 2010. The Japanese government received information that an F-15 plunged into waters east of the southwestern Japan island prefecture on May 28, 2013. There were no casualties in the incident.

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Kyoto's Aoi Festival

KYOTO, Japan - Men dressed as public servants from the Heian Period (794-1185), walk with a decorated ox cart during Kyoto's Aoi Festival on May 15, 2010. Around 500 men wearing costumes from the period took part in the parade, which travels around eight kilometers from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines, during the ancient capital's major festival dating back 1,400 years.

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Monkeys get hot springs treat

HAKODATE, Japan - Japanese monkeys warm themselves in a hot spring at Hakodate City Tropical Garden in the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 15, 2010. About 100 monkeys at the park soaked in the pool. The facility will keep the hot spring for the monkeys through May 2011 for viewing by visitors.

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Monkeys get hot springs treat

HAKODATE, Japan - Japanese monkeys warm themselves in a hot spring at Hakodate City Tropical Garden in the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 15, 2010. About 100 monkeys at the park soaked in the pool. The facility will keep the hot spring for the monkeys through May 2011 for viewing by visitors.

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Nagoya meet gets under way under specter of gambling ring

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) returns the Emperor's Cup, which he won in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in May, to Hiroshi Murayama, acting chief for suspended Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa, on the first day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 11, 2010.

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N. Korea envoy warns of U.N. move

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Sin Son Ho speaks in a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 15, 2010. The envoy said Pyongyang may react with military force if the U.N. Security Council takes punitive action over the alleged sinking of a South Korean ship by a North Korean torpedo.

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Hakuho says it was a 'lonely' road to summer title

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho speaks to reporters at his stable in Tokyo on May 24, 2010, a day after he won the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record for the second tournament in a row. Hakuho said his latest success at the tournament has given him a lift but admitted that a lack of a serious competition at the 15-day meet left him feeling ''lonely.''

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Hakuho says it was a 'lonely' road to summer title

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho gives a press conference at his stable in Tokyo on May 24, 2010, a day after he won the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record for the second tournament in a row.

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Hakuho finishes with perfect record

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (L) sends ozeki Harumafuji out of the ring in Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 23, 2010. The Mongolian grand champion concluded his campaign with a perfect 15-0 record for the second consecutive meet.

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Hakuho manhandles Kotooshu to stay perfect at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) overpowered ozeki Kotooshu to keep his undefeated streak alive on the 14th day of action at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 22, 2010. Donning a spanking new gold mawashi, the Mongolian grand champion toppled the Bulgarian over the ridge to improve his slate to 14-0 at the 15-day meet.

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Mariners' Ichiro 1-for-5 against Padres

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI single to right in the second inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 21, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-5 with an RBI in the Mariners' 15-8 win over the Padres.

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Mariners' Ichiro 1-for-5 against Padres

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki (C) exchanges high-fives with teammates after their victory over the San Diego Padres at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 21, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-5 with an RBI in the Mariners' 15-8 win over the Padres.

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Mariners' Ichiro 1-for-5 against Padres

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI single to right in the second inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 21, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-5 with an RBI in the Mariners' 15-8 win over the Padres.

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Grand champion Hakuho clinches 14th title in summer sumo meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho draws applause from sumo fans May 21, 2010 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan after claiming his 14th career Emperor's Cup with two days to spare in the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating ozeki Kotomitsuki.

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Grand champion Hakuho clinches 14th title in summer sumo meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho smiles at his stable in Tokyo on May 21, 2010 as he holds up a pair of red sea bream, a traditional fish eaten on a festive occasion. He claimed his 14th career Emperor's Cup with two days to spare in the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating ozeki Kotomitsuki.

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Grand champion Hakuho clinches 14th title in summer sumo meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho smiles at his stable in Tokyo on May 21, 2010 as he holds up a pair of red sea bream, a traditional fish eaten on a festive occasion. He claimed his 14th career Emperor's Cup with two days to spare in the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating ozeki Kotomitsuki.

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Grand champion Hakuho clinches 14th title in summer sumo meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho leaves the sumo ring with prize money in hand May 21, 2010 at Ryogoku Kokugikan. He claimed his 14th career Emperor's Cup with two days to spare in the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament after defeating ozeki Kotomitsuki.

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Grand champion Hakuho clinches 14th title in summer sumo meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho flashes a victory sign from his car May 21, 2010 after claiming his 14th career Emperor's Cup with two days to spare in the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan by defeating ozeki Kotomitsuki.

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Grand champion Hakuho clinches 14th title in summer sumo meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho cools down on May 21, 2010 after claiming his 14th career Emperor's Cup with two days to spare in the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan by defeating ozeki Kotomitsuki.

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Grand champion Hakuho clinches 14th title in summer sumo meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho deploys an armlock throw on ozeki Kotomitsuki on the 13th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 21, 2010, to claim his 14th career Emperor's Cup with two days to spare in the 15-day event.

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Grand champion Hakuho clinches 14th title in summer sumo meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho deploys an armlock throw on ozeki Kotomitsuki on the 13th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 21, 2010, to claim his 14th career Emperor's Cup with two days to spare in the 15-day event.

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Ozeki Kotooshu beaten by No. 5 maegashira Hakuba at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kotooshu of Bulgaria (back) is pushed out of the ring by No. 5 maegashira Hakuba of Mongolia at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 20, 2010, day 12 of the 15-day event.

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Hakuho sends Baruto packing to close in on summer sumo title

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) pushes ozeki Baruto of Estonia out of the ring on the 12th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 20, 2010. Hakuho remains unbeaten and can claim his 14th Emperor's Cup with a win against ozeki Kotomitsuki on May 21.

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Shinoyama indicted over outdoor nude photo session

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors on May 20, 2010 filed a summary indictment against photographer Kishin Shinoyama (file photo) on charges of public indecency and blasphemy for shooting nude photos in a Tokyo cemetery. According to the indictment, Shinoyama, 69, took obscene photographs at Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo's Minato Ward on the night of Oct. 15, 2008 and thus disrespected the sanctity of the site.

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Hakuho sends Baruto packing to close in on summer sumo title

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) pushes ozeki Baruto of Estonia out of the ring on the 12th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 20, 2010. Hakuho remains unbeaten and can claim his 14th Emperor's Cup with a win against ozeki Kotomitsuki on May 21.

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho still spotless at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) throws down ozeki Kaio on the 11th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 19, 2010, making it 11 wins out of 11 at the 15-day meet.

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Baruto suffers 2nd loss at summer sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Baruto of Estonia looks dejected as his topknot is fixed after his defeat by fellow ozkeki Kotooshu of Bulgaria on the 10th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 18, 2010.

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Hakuho stays perfect at summer sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) sends sekiwake Kisenosato out of the ring on the 10th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 18, 2010, remaining unbeaten in the competition and extending his winning streak to 27 bouts dating back to the New Year tournament in January.

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Killer whales delight tourists

SAPPORO, Japan - Sightseers aboard a whale watching boat photograph a killer whale in the waters off the Rausu area of the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Heritage site in Hokkaido on May 15, 2010. May is peak season for watching the sea mammal in the area with about a 50-percent chance of spotting one during a tour.

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Killer whales delight tourists

SAPPORO, Japan - A killer whale breaches while another swims in waters off the Rausu area of the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Heritage site in Hokkaido, in a photo taken from a boat on May 15, 2010. May is peak season for watching the sea mammal in the area, with about a 50-percent chance of spotting one during a tour.

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki back in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (C), who traveled to the International Space Station aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery in April 2010, shakes hands with Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Tatsuo Kawabata during a courtesy call at the ministry in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Yamazaki is on a temporary visit to Japan after her 15-day space mission.

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki back in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, who traveled to the International Space Station aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery in April 2010, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Yamazaki is on a temporary visit to Japan after her 15-day space mission.

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Hakuho still in lead at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) forces compatriot Kakuryu out of the ring on the ninth day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 17, 2010 to extend his winning streak to 26 bouts.

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Ozeki Kotooshu beats Kitataiki at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kotooshu of Bulgaria (R) pushes No. 4 maegashira Kitataiki out of the ring on the eighth day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 16, 2010.

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Baruto falls, Hakuho in charge at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) forces sekiwake Aminishiki out of the ring on the eighth day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 16, 2010, remaining unbeaten and extending his winning streak to 25 bouts.

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Baruto falls, Hakuho in charge at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Baruto of Estonia has his topknot fixed after suffering his first loss in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament by being beaten by third-ranked maegashira Kakuryu of Mongolia on the eighth day of the 15-day competition at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 16, 2010.

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Baruto falls, Hakuho in charge at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Baruto of Estonia looks dejected as he leaves the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan after being beaten by third-ranked maegashira Kakuryu of Mongolia on the eighth day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 16, 2010.

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Baruto falls, Hakuho in charge at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Baruto of Estonia (L) is pushed out of the ring by third-ranked maegashira Kakuryu of Mongolia in the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 16, 2010, suffering his first loss during the first eight days of the competition.

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Matsui 1-for-3 in Angels' 12-3 win over Athletics

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui runs home from second on a double by Mike Napoli in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 15, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in his team's 12-3 rout of the Athletics.

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Matsui 1-for-3 in Angels' 12-3 win over Athletics

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (L) is congratulated by a teammate after scoring on a double by Mike Napoli in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 15, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in his team's 12-3 rout of the Athletics.

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Matsui 1-for-3 in Angels' 12-3 win over Athletics

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a double to left in the seventh inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 15, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in his team's 12-3 rout of the Athletics.

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Matsui 1-for-3 in Angels' 12-3 win over Athletics

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui is hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 15, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in his team's 12-3 rout of the Athletics.

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Matsui 1-for-3 in Angels' 12-3 win over Athletics

ANAHEIM, United States - The Los Angeles Angels' Kendry Morales (R) is congratulated by teammate Hideki Matsui after blasting a three-run homer in the fourth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 15, 2010.

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Ichiro extends multi-hit streak to 7 games

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Fans of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrate over their team's 3-2 walk-off victory over the Seattle Mariners at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 15, 2010. At front is Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki.

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Chicago Cubs' Fukudome 1-for-2 against Pittsburgh Pirates

CHICAGO, United States - The Chicago Cubs' Kosuke Fukudome reacts on third base after hitting an RBI triple to right in the ninth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 15, 2010. Fukudome went 1-for-2 with an RBI in a Cubs' 4-3 loss to the Pirates.