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Alain Delon Turns 80

File photo : Model Bianca di Sofia and actor Alain Delon arrive at the Palais des Festivals for the gala screening of Chacun Son Cinema in Cannes, France, May 20, 2007. Chacun son Cinema (To Each His Own Cinema) was produced especially for the 60th Cannes International Film Festival and in it 35 directors were each given the chance to make a three-minute short film about cinema. Delon turns 80 on November 8th 2015. Photo by Hahn-Nebinger-Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-SURFING (CN)

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken on May 20, 2023 shows tourists dining at a night market by the seaside at Houhai Village of Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. One of the first local villagers to embrace surfing was Yang Xingfu. Coming from a family of fishermen, Yang is now a surfing instructor in Houhai Village of Sanya. He first took up surfing in 2008 and immediately fell in love with this challenging sport. With his natural athleticism and exceptional water skills inherited from his fishing background, he quickly mastered surfing. In 2015, after earning his International Surfing Association coaching c

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-SURFING (CN)

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on May 20, 2023 shows tourists dining at a night market by the seaside at Houhai Village of Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. One of the first local villagers to embrace surfing was Yang Xingfu. Coming from a family of fishermen, Yang is now a surfing instructor in Houhai Village of Sanya. He first took up surfing in 2008 and immediately fell in love with this challenging sport. With his natural athleticism and exceptional water skills inherited from his fishing background, he quickly mastered surfing. In 2015, after earning his International Surfing Association coaching certificate, Yang Xi

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Kenyan youth to participate in Huawei's global digital skills contest

STORY: Kenyan youth to participate in Huawei's global digital skills contest in China SHOOTING TIME: May 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:34 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flagging-off ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GAVIN GAO, Chief executive officer of Huawei Kenya 3. various of the flagging-off ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOSES WETANG'ULA, Speaker of National Assembly STORYLINE: Eighteen Kenyan youth will participate later this week in the Huawei global ICT (information and communications technology) competition in Shenzhen. The Huawei ICT Competition, initiated in 2015, consists of contests in the fields of cloud computing, networking, and innovation. The mission of the competition is to share technology sector knowledge. Gavin Gao, chief executive officer of Huawei Kenya, said that the Kenyan youth will form six teams and compete at the global final in cloud computing and in network tracks. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GAVIN GAO, Chief exe

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US Air Force To Launch Seventh X-37B Mission

Handout photo dated May 20, 2015 shows the Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the AFSPC-5 mission aboard the Space and Missile Systems Center procured United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.,. The Atlas V rocket carried into low Earth orbit an X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, marking the fourth space flight for the X-37B program. The U.S. Space Force is preparing for the launch of the enigmatic X-37B space plane aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Taking place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 7th, the upcoming mission, known as USSF-52, marks a significant milestone as it will be the first time the X-37B launches on a Falcon Heavy. While the X-37B’s capabilities and operations remain shrouded in secrecy, the Space Force has shed some light on its mission objectives. The upcoming flight will build upon previous missions that utilized the X-37B as a platform for launching and testing experimental payloads before safely return

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Italy pays tribute to former President Napolitano

STORY: Italy pays tribute to former President Napolitano DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the state funeral 2. various of President Mattarella at the state funeral of Giorgio Napolitano STORYLINE: The state funeral of Italy's longest-serving President Giorgio Napolitano, held on Tuesday in the country's Parliament, was attended by dignitaries from around the world. Napolitano, who was in office between May 2006 and January 2015, died on Friday at the age of 98. Flags on government buildings and Italian embassies abroad flew at half-mast on Tuesday, which was declared a national day of mourning. Parliament was closed for the day, and non-essential state business was halted. Those present at the funeral included French President Emmanuel Macron, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Sergio Mattarella, who succeeded Napolitano as Italy's head of state. All extended their condolences to Napolitano's widow, Clio Maria Bittoni, who was

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CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-SHANKOU MANGROVE NATURE RESERVE-CONSERVATOR (CN)

(230521) -- HEPU, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mo Jirui collects pollen in Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve in Hepu County of Beihai City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 20, 2023. Mo Jirui, 68, started working as a conservator at Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve in 1993. After retired in 2015, he was re-hired by the reserve because of his rich working experience. In the past 30 years, the old man protected the mangroves ceaselessly. He has also taken over ten thousand of photos here, which provided basic data for biodiversity conservation and research in the nature reserve. "I loved mangroves since I was a child. When I saw egrets flying in the air and crabs and fish busy on mudflats, my heart was inexplicably happy. I had no other thoughts for the rest of my life, I just wanted to guard these 'coast guards'." said Mo. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-SHANKOU MANGROVE NATURE RESERVE-CONSERVATOR (CN)

(230521) -- HEPU, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mo Jirui cultivates mangrove seeds in Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve in Hepu County of Beihai City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 20, 2023. Mo Jirui, 68, started working as a conservator at Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve in 1993. After retired in 2015, he was re-hired by the reserve because of his rich working experience. In the past 30 years, the old man protected the mangroves ceaselessly. He has also taken over ten thousand of photos here, which provided basic data for biodiversity conservation and research in the nature reserve. "I loved mangroves since I was a child. When I saw egrets flying in the air and crabs and fish busy on mudflats, my heart was inexplicably happy. I had no other thoughts for the rest of my life, I just wanted to guard these 'coast guards'." said Mo. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-SHANKOU MANGROVE NATURE RESERVE-CONSERVATOR (CN)

(230521) -- HEPU, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mo Jirui introduces the making process of egret specimen in Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve in Hepu County of Beihai City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 20, 2023. Mo Jirui, 68, started working as a conservator at Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve in 1993. After retired in 2015, he was re-hired by the reserve because of his rich working experience. In the past 30 years, the old man protected the mangroves ceaselessly. He has also taken over ten thousand of photos here, which provided basic data for biodiversity conservation and research in the nature reserve. "I loved mangroves since I was a child. When I saw egrets flying in the air and crabs and fish busy on mudflats, my heart was inexplicably happy. I had no other thoughts for the rest of my life, I just wanted to guard these 'coast guards'." said Mo. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-SHANKOU MANGROVE NATURE RESERVE-CONSERVATOR (CN)

(230521) -- HEPU, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mo Jirui patrols in Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve in Hepu County of Beihai City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 20, 2023. Mo Jirui, 68, started working as a conservator at Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve in 1993. After retired in 2015, he was re-hired by the reserve because of his rich working experience. In the past 30 years, the old man protected the mangroves ceaselessly. He has also taken over ten thousand of photos here, which provided basic data for biodiversity conservation and research in the nature reserve. "I loved mangroves since I was a child. When I saw egrets flying in the air and crabs and fish busy on mudflats, my heart was inexplicably happy. I had no other thoughts for the rest of my life, I just wanted to guard these 'coast guards'." said Mo. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-SHANKOU MANGROVE NATURE RESERVE-CONSERVATOR (CN)

(230521) -- HEPU, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mo Jirui checks mangrove seedlings in Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve in Hepu County of Beihai City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 20, 2023. Mo Jirui, 68, started working as a conservator at Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve in 1993. After retired in 2015, he was re-hired by the reserve because of his rich working experience. In the past 30 years, the old man protected the mangroves ceaselessly. He has also taken over ten thousand of photos here, which provided basic data for biodiversity conservation and research in the nature reserve. "I loved mangroves since I was a child. When I saw egrets flying in the air and crabs and fish busy on mudflats, my heart was inexplicably happy. I had no other thoughts for the rest of my life, I just wanted to guard these 'coast guards'." said Mo. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-SHANKOU MANGROVE NATURE RESERVE-CONSERVATOR (CN)

(230521) -- HEPU, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a view in Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve in Hepu County of Beihai City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 20, 2023. Mo Jirui, 68, started working as a conservator at Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve in 1993. After retired in 2015, he was re-hired by the reserve because of his rich working experience. In the past 30 years, the old man protected the mangroves ceaselessly. He has also taken over ten thousand of photos here, which provided basic data for biodiversity conservation and research in the nature reserve. "I loved mangroves since I was a child. When I saw egrets flying in the air and crabs and fish busy on mudflats, my heart was inexplicably happy. I had no other thoughts for the rest of my life, I just wanted to guard these 'coast guards'." said Mo. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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Stuffed bear head hangs on wall at Tokyo game meat restaurant

TOKYO, June 11 Kyodo - A stuffed bear head hangs on the wall at a restaurant serving game meat dishes in Tokyo on May 20, 2015.

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Jorgensen wins women's race in world triathlon Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, May 20 Kyodo - American Gwen Jorgensen crosses the finish line to win the women's race at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series Yokohama in 1 hour, 57 minutes, 20 seconds in the Japanese city on May 16, 2015.

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Italian chef for Expo 2015 cherishes ingredients

ROME, Italy - Noted Italian chef Gianfranco Vissani stresses the need for small-lot production of dishes by cherishing the quality of ingredients in an interview in Rome on Dec. 20, 2014. Vissani is in charge of cooking ingredients at Expo 2015 to be held in Milan from May 2015 under the theme of "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life."

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Fukushima Pref. team aims to join BCL baseball

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tomiyuki Ogiya (R), representative of the preparatory office to promote the establishment of a Fukushima Prefecture team for the Baseball Challenge League, attends a press conference at Fukushima prefectural government office in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on May 20, 2014. Fukushima team is looking to join the BC League from April 2015.

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Xinhua Headlines: U.S. trap of selling second-hand weapons dismays Southeast Asian countries

(220520) -- MANILA, May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Air Force officials arrive at the accident site of an F-16 jet fighter at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 16, 2015. (Photo by Danta K./Xinhua)

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Milan ready to host world exposition

Workers put the finishing touches on the Japanese pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 in a suburb of Milan, Italy, on April 20, 2015, ahead of the May 1 opening. About 150 countries and international organizations will take part in the world exposition which will run through Oct. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Civil group seeks abolition of security laws

Nahoko Hishiyama (C), a member of a civil group campaigning for the abolition of Japan's security laws, seeks signatures for a petition on Dec. 15, 2015, in Tokyo's Shinjuku district. The group, along with other like-minded organizations, aims to collect 20 million signatures by May 2016 to terminate the laws, which allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense by using force to defend allies under attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nankai Electric to operate Star Wars themed train

A model of R2-D2, a robot character in the Star Wars film franchise, is on display inside Nankai Electric Railway Co.'s special express train unveiled to the press in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 20, 2015. The railway company will operate the train adorned with images of characters from the new movie, "The Force Awakens," between central Osaka and Kansai Airport from Nov. 21 to May 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nankai Electric to operate train representing Star Wars

Photo taken Nov. 20, 2015, in Osaka shows a Nankai Electric Railway Co.'s express train representing characters in the new movie in the Star Wars franchise, "The Force Awakens." The railway company will operate the train between central Osaka and Kansai Airport from Nov. 21 to May 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nankai Electric to operate train representing Star Wars

Photo taken Nov. 20, 2015, in Osaka shows a Nankai Electric Railway Co.'s express train representing characters in the new movie in the Star Wars franchise, "The Force Awakens." The railway company will operate the train between central Osaka and Kansai Airport from Nov. 21 to May 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police hold diving drill ahead of G7 summit

Scuba divers from the mobile units of the Ibaraki, Saitama and Tochigi prefectural police departments participate in a joint diving drill in the port of Oarai, northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 20, 2015. The drill was held in preparation for members to be dispatched to the summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations to be held on a tiny resort island in central Japan in May 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Pension Service failed to prepare for cyberattacks

Toichiro Mizushima, president of the Japan Pension Service, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2015. The JPS released an internal survey report saying that the JPS had failed to prepare for cyberattacks, allowing its data on about a million people to be leaked through a cyberattack in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 finance chiefs meeting in Sendai to be held in May 2016

Akira Amari (L), Japan's minister in charge of Pacific free trade talks, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a regular Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2015. Aso told reporters later in the day that the Group of Seven finance ministers' meeting planned in the Japanese city of Sendai in 2016 will be held on May 20 and 21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean man tells of hard labor at WWII coal mine

Son Jun Gu, 92, who was brought from the Korean Peninsula to Japan and forced to work at the Miike Coal Mine in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at the age of 20, talks about his experiences in this photo taken in May 2015 in Seoul. He recalled laboring under harsh conditions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-backed science university in Egypt marks 5th anniversary

A precision machining device at the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, installed through support from Japan, is shown at the institute in Alexandria, Egypt, on May 20, 2015. The university, which marks its fifth anniversary this year, was set up under a partnership between the Japanese and Egyptian governments to promote research and education in science and technology in the Arab country as well as in the broader Middle East and African regions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-backed science university in Egypt marks 5th anniversary

A student at the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology conducts his research using an electronic microscope made available through support from Japan at the institute in Alexandria, Egypt, on May 20, 2015. The university, which marks its fifth anniversary this year, was set up under a partnership between the Japanese and Egyptian governments to promote research and education in science and technology in the Arab country as well as in the broader Middle East and African regions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-backed science university in Egypt marks 5th anniversary

A doctoral student at the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology uses a poster to make a presentation about his research at the institute in Alexandria, Egypt, on May 20, 2015. The university, which marks its fifth anniversary this year, was set up under a partnership between the Japanese and Egyptian governments to promote research and education in science and technology in the Arab country as well as in the broader Middle East and African regions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vehicles stuck in heavy traffic in Bangkok

Motor vehicles are stuck in heavy traffic in downtown Bangkok as seen in this photo taken on May 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Craft beer fair attracts crowd of beer industry personnel

A craft beer fair in Tokyo attracts a large number of people associated with the beer industry on May 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman in news: Teacher of Japanese cooking in Cambodia

Toshimi Furusawa, pictured in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on May 20, 2015, is scheduled to begin teaching this summer how to cook Japanese food in Cambodia as a senior overseas volunteer dispatched by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wine, game meat form 'unbeatable team'

Photo taken at Tokyo game meat restaurant "Wana" (Trap) on May 20, 2015, shows a bottle of wine from Yamagata, northeastern Japan, along with deer and wild boar meat which go well with the dry wine when well roasted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wana, wild game restaurant in Tokyo

The inside of the Wana wild game restaurant in Tokyo's Gotanda district is shown on May 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pakistani car accessory shop sells sticker with Japanese characters

An auto accessory shop owner in Rawalpindi near Islamabad points to a bumper sticker with Japanese "kanji" characters on May 20, 2015. Japanese cars and accessories are popular in Pakistan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jamaican gospel singer performs in Japan's disaster-hit areas

Jamaican gospel singer John Lucas, a resident in Japan, speaks in an interview in Tokyo on May 20, 2015, about his activities centered on areas hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Many shops sell used parts for Japanese cars near Islamabad

A large number of shops sell used auto parts for Japanese-made vehicles in Rawalpindi near Islamabad, as seen in this photo taken on May 20, 2015. Most parts are also Japanese-made. Japanese vehicles are popular in Pakistan because of their high quality, fuel efficiency and durability. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man in news: Founder of cancer patients' national organization

Shinsuke Amano, head of a national federation of organizations representing cancer patients in Japan, attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 20, 2015, to announce the establishment of the group at his initiative. Amano suffered from malignant lymphoma repeatedly in his 20s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Menu lists variety of game meat dishes at Tokyo restaurant

A variety of game meat dishes, including wild boar, deer and pheasant cuisine, are listed on the board at a restaurant in Tokyo on May 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo restaurant serves variety of game meat dishes

A menu showing a broad variety of game meat dishes, including wild boars and deer, hangs on the wall along with the names of other fare handwritten on paper slips at a restaurant in Tokyo on May 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Milan world expo draws 2.7 million visitors in 1st month

Children visit Expo Milano 2015, a world exposition with food as its theme, in the northern Italian city of Milan on May 28, 2015. It has already drawn 2.7 million visitors in the first month since its May 1 opening, and more than 20 million people are expected to visit the six-month-long event through October 31, the organizer said June 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Childrearing women gather at house-turned-salon in western Japan

Childrearing women gather at a salon converted from a vacant clothing shop in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on May 20, 2015. Renovation work was undertaken by a local nonprofit organization promoting projects to revive vacant houses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Honda subsidiary Yachiyo shows Yokkaichi plant to press

Yachiyo Industry Co., a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., shows its plant in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, to the press on May 26, 2015. The plant has increased daily output of the Japanese automaker's S660 compact sports car (front) by 20 percent to 48 units. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nepal's Haku village destroyed by quake-caused landslides

Photo taken on May 20, 2015, shows traces of landslides triggered by the devastating earthquake that hit Nepal in late April 2015. The disaster destroyed Haku village, forcing its residents to take refuge elsewhere. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man points to "lost village" afar in Nepal

A 28-year-old man from remote Haku village points on May 20, 2015, to a place in the mountains from where his village disappeared due to landslides triggered by the devastating earthquake of late April. He is taking refuge together with other villagers in an open area in Dunche, the administrative seat of the Rasuwa District in central Nepal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nepal's Haku village people hit by landslides take refuge elsewhere

People from Haku village hit by landslides, triggered by a killer quake in April, take refuge in nearby Dunche, the administrative seat of the Rasuwa District in central Nepal, on May 20, 2015. They have given up reconstruction efforts in the face of lingering aftershocks and the approach of a rainy season, but they have to decide whether or not to migrate away from the village. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chief negotiators for launching AIIB meet in Singapore

Participants in a meeting of chief negotiators on the proposed Asian Infrastructure Improvement Bank confer at a Singapore hotel, the venue of the session, on May 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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One World Trade Center observatory to open May 29

A woman looks out from the newly completed observatory on the 100th floor at One World Trade Center in New York on May 20, 2015. The 104-story skyscraper, built at the site of the original World Trade Center Twin Towers that were destroyed by the 2001 terror attacks, will open to the public from May 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo institute Kodokan holds seminar in Brazil for 1st time

Elementary and junior high school students participating in a judo workshop in San Paulo, Brazil, by Japan's Kodokan Institute to learn the basic "kata" forms pose with coaches on May 20, 2015. It was the first time that Kodokan has hosted a seminar in Brazil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan northern region's sake brewers meet with press in Tokyo

Sake brewery heads representing some 130 companies in six northeastern prefectures make a pitch at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on May 20, 2015, for a sake festival on Sept. 13 at the Tokyo International Forum to thank the public for support for recovery from the 2011 disaster that hit the region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo