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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Locals row a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Craftsman Li Qifa checks the newly assembled dragon head for a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Craftsman Li Qifa carves the dragon tail for a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Craftsman Li Qifa checks partially assembled dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 31, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Yu Tianying/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Locals row a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Locals row dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 31, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Yuan Hongfu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows local people rowing a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 31, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Yuan Fuhong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 31, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Yuan Fuhong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Locals row a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Craftsman Li Qifa polishes a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Locals row a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Craftsman Li Qifa draws a dragon pattern on a plank for dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Locals row a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan, China, S. Korea trilateral summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, May 9 Kyodo - (From L) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak smile at the end of a joint press conference following their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on May 22, 2011. (Pool photo)

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China-Europe freight trains breathe new life to ancient Silk Road

STORY: GLOBALink | China-Europe freight trains breathe new life to ancient Silk Road DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-Europe freight train services 2. various of the warehouse in Spain 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MOU JINWEN, Chairman of Shenzhen Qxbox Technology Warehousing Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): DIEGO CIMADEVILLA, Management director of Qxbox's subsidiary in Spain STORYLINE: The freight train service linking Chinese cities with Europe is breathing new life into the ancient Silk Road with its expanding network. In May 2011, a rail route was opened between Chongqing and Duisburg in Germany, marking the start of the China-Europe cargo train service. Boosted by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), proposed by China in 2013, the international train service has been expanding fast over the past years. Nowadays, the service connects more than 100 Chinese cities with over 200 cities in 25 countries in Europe. At this warehouse i

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CHINA-HONG KONG-BUN FESTIVAL (CN)

(230528) -- HONG KONG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lucky bun, a festival icon of Bun Festival, is arranged at a shop in Cheung Chau, a small island south of Hong Kong, south China, May 22, 2023. This year's Bun Festival started on May 23 and lasted until May 27. The Bun Festival, one of Hong Kong's most colorful cultural celebration events, has been on China's national list of intangible cultural heritage since 2011. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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Syrian president in Saudi Arabia for Arab summit

STORY: Syrian president in Saudi Arabia for Arab summit DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arriving in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Thursday to attend the Arab League's 32nd Summit on Friday. Assad was received by Prince Badr bin Sultan, deputy governor of Mecca, and Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League at King Abdulaziz International Airport. The visit, the first since the begining of the Syrian war in 2011, comes as Syria and Saudi Arabia have resumed diplomatic missions in both countries, which have been suspended since November 2011. Earlier this month, the Arab League voted to reinstate Syria's membership in the 22-member league. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Damascus. (XHTV)

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Fukushima hospital's reopening plan frozen

SENDAI, June 2 Kyodo - Photo taken May 22, 2015, shows the exterior of the Odaka-Akasaka hospital in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture. The hospital, vacated after the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the prefecture, was planning to reopen in another municipality but the plan has been frozen due to financial difficulty.

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Children plant trees in 2011 quake-hit area

YAMADA, Japan - Nursery school children plant young trees in the 2011 earthquake-hit town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 22, 2014. The trees were grown by kindergartners and nursery school children nationwide from the acorns picked up by children in the disaster-stricken areas in the fall of 2012.

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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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Chinese tourists in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Chinese tourists visit a lake in the Urabandai area of Fukushima Prefecture on May 22, 2012. They were part of the first tour group from the Chinese mainland to visit the prefecture since the March 2011 disaster.

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Chinese tourists in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Chinese tourists pose for photos in front of Tsuruga Castle in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 22, 2012. They were part of the first tour group from the Chinese mainland to visit the prefecture since the March 2011 disaster.

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Classical music critic Hidekazu Yoshida dies at 98

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo in December 2011 shows (from L) novelist Saiichi Maruya, classical music critic Hidekazu Yoshida and conductor Seiji Ozawa, chatting at a party to celebrate the awarding of the Order of Culture to Maruya. Yoshida died of acute heart failure on May 22, 2012, at his home in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. He was 98.

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American to ship back items lost in tsunami to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows David (L) and Yumi Baxter in Kasilof, Alaska, on April 22, 2012. David holds a soccer ball and Yumi holds a volleyball found by David in mid-March 2012 on the coast of Middleton Island off Alaska, after the balls floated across the Pacific Ocean after being swept away from northeastern Japan in the March 2011 tsunami. The couple initially expressed their intention to deliver the items back to their original owners in person during their upcoming trip to Japan, but have now opted to ship them instead in consideration of the owners' privacy, David Baxter told Kyodo News on May 23, 2012.

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Chinese tourists affirm safety of Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Shohei Muroi (R), mayor of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, gives to China's Spring Airlines Chairman Wang Zhenghua a small self-righting doll, a local lucky charm, in front of Tsuruga Castle in the city on May 22, 2012, the last day of a three-day tour of the prefecture by a group of nearly 40 people from mainland China. Many of the Chinese tourists support the view the area is a wonderful and safe place to visit, after seeing with their own eyes that life in many ways has returned to normal following the 2011 nuclear disaster.

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Quake-tsunami debris blocked

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Protesters on May 22, 2012, are forcibly removed by police in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, from in front of a truck carrying debris left by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan. The protestors, citing fear of radiation, had sat in front of the truck to block delivery of the rubble to Kitakyushu for trial incineration.

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Quake-tsunami debris blocked

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Protesters on May 22, 2012, block the delivery for trial incineration in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan, by gathering around a truck carrying the rubble, while police officers and city officials try to persuade them to leave the site. The opponents cite fear of radiation.

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8 babies left at 'baby hatch' in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Taiji Hasuda, president of Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, speaks at a press conference in the southwestern Japanese city on May 22, 2012. Eight infants were left during fiscal 2011 at the ''baby hatch'' facility for unwanted newborns set up at the hospital, the lowest number since it opened in May 2007, the Kumamoto city office said the same day.

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Quake-tsunami debris blocked

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Protesters on May 22, 2012, block the delivery for trial incineration in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan, by sitting in front of a truck carrying the rubble. The opponents cite fear of radiation.

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Quake-tsunami debris blocked

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Protesters fly a banner reading, ''No to radioactive debris'' on May 22, 2012, as they block the delivery to Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, of debris left by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan for trial incineration.

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Quake-tsunami debris blocked

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Protesters on May 22, 2012, block the delivery to Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, of debris left by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan for trial incineration. The opponents cite fear of radiation.

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Tokyo Sky Tree to be completed on Feb. 29

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 22, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Construction of the world's tallest free-standing tower scheduled to open in May 2012 will be completed on Feb. 29, 2012, its operator said Feb. 7.

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6 months before the opening of Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 22, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. The tower's operating company began accepting reservations for entrance tickets for groups of 25 people or more the same day, six months before the 634-meter broadcasting tower opens to the public on May 22, 2012.

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Niigata reactor to be suspended for checkup

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2009 shows (from front L) the No. 5, 6 and 7 reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. The plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Aug. 22, 2011, that the No. 7 reactor at the plant will be suspended the following morning for an 83-day scheduled checkup.

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300 more days before Tokyo Sky Tree's opening

TOKYO, Japan - The countdown board on the rooftop of a building in Tokyo's Taito Ward shows 300, the number of days left before the opening of the 634-meter Tokyo Sky Tree (L in background), on July 27, 2011, during a ceremony to light up the board, with the tower's official mascots (from L to R) Teppenpen, Sorakara-chan and Sukoburuburu attending. The world's tallest self-standing tower is scheduled to open for visitors on May 22, 2012.

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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei released on bail

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2009 in Beijing shows prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. China's state media said June 22, 2011, that Ai has been released on bail after being detained in Beijing since April over tax evasion allegations.

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S. Korea to build 2nd facility for N. Korean defectors

SEOUL, South Korea - File photo taken in May 2009 shows South Korea's first ''Hanawon'' (House of Unity) in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, to help North Korean defectors adjust to life in the South. The South Korean government announced a plan on June 22, 2011, to start building a second Hanawon in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province.

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Tornedo aftermath in Joplin

JOPLIN, United States - Photo taken May 25, 2011, shows a devastated area of Joplin, Missouri, which was struck by a killer tornado on May 22.

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Attacked S. Korea island

SEOUL, South Korea - A house photographed on May 22, 2011, on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, will be preserved as a reminder of damage caused by a North Korean artillery attack in November 2010.

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Attacked S. Korea island

SEOUL, South Korea - Temporary housing units in this photo taken on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on May 22, 2011, have been provided to residents whose homes were damaged by a North Korean artillery attack in November 2010.

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Eco-friendly taxi stand

OSAKA, Japan - A taxi stand for eco-friendly taxis such as electric vehicles and hybrid cars opens at Osaka Station, western Japan, on May 22, 2011. It is Japan's first such taxi stand.

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CSKA Moscow win Russian Cup title

YAROSLAVL, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda celebrates as his team won the Russian Cup by beating FC Alania Vladikavkaz 2-1 in the final in Yaroslavl, Russia, on May 22, 2011.

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Inter Milan beat Catania

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (L) bows in a Japanese style after scoring during a Serie A soccer game against Catania in Milan, Italy, on May 22, 2011. Inter won 3-1.